Myristica ingrata

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Myristica ingrata

Description

Tree 5-20 m. Leaves (sub)chartaceous or subcoriaceous, (ob)ovate-oblong or oblong(-lanceolate), 15-40 by 5-14 cm, base cuneate, rounded, or subcordate, apex acute-acuminate; Inflorescences of the Knema-type, (sub)sessile scar-covered brachyblasts, subglabrous, to 10 mm long, simple or 2-branched; Fruits solitary or 2-4 per infructescence; (broadly) ovoid(-ellipsoid), 2.5-3.5 by (1.5-)2(-2.5) cm, apex ± rounded and short-apiculate, hairs rust-coloured, 0.1 (-0.2) mm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, lowland and lower montane forest of Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: lowland and lower montane forest of Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea; with two subspecies.

Citation

W.J. de Wilde 1998: p. 290. – In: Blumea: 175