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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Myristica maxima Warb. (MYRISTICACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Penarahan

Description

Medium to large tree up to 35 m tall. Leaves 16-40 cm long, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate. Male and female flowers in separate trees. Fruit ellpsoid-oblong, 6-9 cm long covered with scurvy hairs.

Ecology

Lowland to hill forest up to 700 m altitutde.

Distribution

Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo

Uses

Tree produces penarahan timber, a lesser known timber.