Myristicaceae FAMILY

Myristica schleinitzii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myristica schleinitzii is an evergreen tree usually growing 5 - 15 metres tall, occasionally to 20 metres. The bole is often crooked and often branches from low down; it is usually without buttresses but sometimes with stilt roots[ 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 local use as a cosmetic, and possible also for its wood[ 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia to the western Pacific - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands

HabitatMainly in coastal areas, growing in forest on well-drained cliffs and crests; sand dunes, on coral beach, forest in and behind mangrove; also inland but not too far from the sea; at elevations up to 200 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 ].