Myristicaceae FAMILY
Myristica castaneifolia
Myristica castaneifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Myristica castaneifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow from 5 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole is often slender, it can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a condiment and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji
HabitatOpen or dense lower montane or hilly forest; at elevations from 100 - 1,100 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 ].