Myristicaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Myristica dactyloides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myristica dactyloides is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole often has stilt roots[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its fruits, which are traded locally and nationally for use in medicine. The tree is also a local source of wood. The fruits of this tree have a sizeable market demand and exploitation levels are high. The fruits are collected from its wild habitat in an indiscriminate way and this has had a severe impact on natural regeneration. Thus, the population of this species is declining very fast in the natural habitat, by around 40% in the past 90 years. In addition, forest degredation and habitat loss due to human activity are severely impacting upon this species. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka

HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree of primary forests in mid and high elevation zones where it seems to prefer riverside habitats[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].