Myristicaceae FAMILY
Myristica cerifera
Myristica cerifera
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Myristica cerifera is an evergreen tree with a deep crown; it can grow from 7 - 40 metres tall. The bole is normally straight and cylindrical, rarely crooked[ 1036 Title Taxonomic Review of Myristica (Myristicaceae) in the Pacific Publication Blumea Vol. 38 pp 349 - 406 Author de Wilde W.J.J.O. Publisher Year 1994 ISBN Description A review and revision of the species of Myristica growing in the pacific ]. The tree is harbested from the wild for its seed, which is used for caulking traditional canoes
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Solomon Islands.
HabitatMostly in primary (and secondary) forest on well-drained soil, on crests and hill slopes, also coastal flatland, on limestone, riverbanks, rarely in swamp forest, and on inner edge of mangrove swamps; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 1036 Title Taxonomic Review of Myristica (Myristicaceae) in the Pacific Publication Blumea Vol. 38 pp 349 - 406 Author de Wilde W.J.J.O. Publisher Year 1994 ISBN Description A review and revision of the species of Myristica growing in the pacific ].