Myristica — 41 species
Botanical species in the genus Myristica recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Myristica argentea
Myristica argentea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica beddomei
Myristica beddomei
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, seasonal tropics where it can be found at elevations from 1,000 - 1,500 metres. It is found in an area where the mean annual temperature is around 24°c, with a mean minimum temperature ranging from 14 - 19°c and a maximum temperature ranging from 17 - 28°c. The area experiences a mean annual rainfall that can be in excess of 3,500mm, with two distinct dry seasons.
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Myristica bifurcata
Myristica bifurcata
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica buchneriana
Myristica buchneriana
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica castaneifolia
Myristica castaneifolia
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica cerifera
Myristica cerifera
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica chartacea
Myristica chartacea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica chrysophylla
Myristica chrysophylla
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica cinnamomea
Myristica cinnamomea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica clemensii
Myristica clemensii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica crassa
Myristica crassa
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica crassipes
Myristica crassipes
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica cucullata
Myristica cucullata
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica cumingii
Myristica cumingii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica dactyloides
Myristica dactyloides
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica elliptica
Myristica elliptica
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica fatua
Myristica fatua
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica fragrans
Myristica fragrans
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
The plant is most suited to growing in the coastal regions of lowland humid tropical areas, though it can also succeed at elevations up to 500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 34°c, but can tolerate 12 - 38°c. Plants are also very susceptible to frost damage.
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Myristica gigantea
Myristica gigantea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica gillespieana
Myristica gillespieana
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica globosa muelleri
Myristica globosa muelleri
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica guatteriifolia
Family: Myricaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica hollrungii
Myristica hollrungii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica hooglandii
Myristica hooglandii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica iners
Myristica iners
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types, with this species being found in the wild on clay to sandy soils.
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Myristica insipida
Myristica insipida
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica inutilis
Myristica inutilis
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica kajewskii
Myristica kajewskii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica longipes
Myristica longipes
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica lowiana
Myristica lowiana
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica macrantha
Myristica macrantha
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica malabarica
Myristica malabarica
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica markgraviana
Myristica markgraviana
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica maxima
Myristica maxima
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica pseudoargentea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica schleinitzii
Myristica schleinitzii
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica simiarum
Myristica simiarum
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica sphaerosperma
Myristica sphaerosperma
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica succedanea
Myristica succedanea
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica sulcata
Myristica sulcata
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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Myristica womersleyi
Myristica womersleyi
Family: Myristicaceae
Cultivation
Members of this genus are mainly understorey and canopy trees of primary woodland. They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types.
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