Myristica subcordata
Description
Tree.
Leaves subcoriaceous, 17-28 by 6-13 cm, base subcordate or rounded, margin revolute, the lowermost nerves often almost rectangular to the midrib, lower surface with dense flocculose indumentum, hairs to 1 mm long;
Fruits ± sessile, 3.5-4 cm long, (broadly) rounded at base, hairs coarse, shaggy, 1-1.5 mm long;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Papua New Guinea present, SW Papua Barat: western part of Bird's Head present, Western Prov present
Malesia: New Guinea (SW Papua Barat: western part of Bird's Head; Papua New Guinea: Western Prov.).
Morphology
BW10768 (Ch. Koster) from Mt Krabo, S of Manokwari, at 300 m, deviates in its chartaceous (not coriaceous) leaves, at base not cordate; the fruit, however, matches the type. Soegeng 351 and LAE 73930 (both S New Guinea) deviate by their more spaced lateral nerves, which are comparatively faint and not much projecting below.