Myristicaceae FAMILY

Myristica sulcata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myristica sulcata is an evergreen tree that can grow from 10 - 40 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical, sometimes with buttresses up to 150cm high, 5 - 10cm wide and up to 150cm from the tree; sometimes also with stilt roots[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatAn emergent or canopy tree in forests on flats and ridges, dry land forest; on (stony or sandy) clayey soil, also over limestone; at elevations up to 450 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].