Myristica Gronovius 1755
Authors/Creators
- 1. Plant Genetic Resource Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (Research Centre, University of Kerala), Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India & Department of Botany, St. Stephen's College (University of Kerala), Pathanapuram, Kerala, India & govindkyl @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9244 - 2919
- 2. Plant Genetic Resource Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (Research Centre, University of Kerala), Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India & danmathew 2002 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4669 - 7494
Description
Key to Myristica species in India
1. Leaf <11 cm long, fruit globose, aril partially covering seed........................................................................... M. pushpangadaniana
- Leaf> 11 cm long, fruit ovoid, aril fully covering seed......................................................................................................................2
2. Aril red................................................................................................................................................................................................3
- Aril yellow..........................................................................................................................................................................................4
3. Seed globular/sub globular, seed apex round, aril spicy ................................................................................................... M. fragrans
- Seed ellipsoid, seed apex acute, aril not spicy............................................................................................................. M. andamanica
4. Fruit glabrous.................................................................................................................................................................. M. trobogarii
- Fruit tomentose/scurfy pubescent.......................................................................................................................................................5
5. Anther number>11, leaf> 25 cm long .......................................................................................................................... M. magnifica
- Anther number <10, leaf <25 cm long ...............................................................................................................................................6
6. Number of leaf vein <12, fruit densely tomentose....................................................................................................... M. malabarica
- Number of leaf vein>12, fruits scurfy pubescent ........................................................................................................... M. beddomei
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Gronovius
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Order
- Magnoliales
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Genus
- Myristica
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Myristica Gronovius, 1755 sec. Govind & Dan, 2022