Myristica, Gronovius, 1755

Govind, Murugan Govindakurup & Dan, Mathew, 2022, Status of the subspecies of Myristica beddomei (Myristicaceae), endemic to the Western Ghats, India, Phytotaxa 541 (3), pp. 261-269 : 263

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.541.3.5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6401779

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4F157B5F-FFF9-866D-FF7C-BCDCFA31F877

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Plazi

scientific name

Myristica
status

 

Key to Myristica View in CoL species in India

1. Leaf <11 cm long, fruit globose, aril partially covering seed........................................................................... M. pushpangadaniana View in CoL

- 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 View in CoL

- Seed ellipsoid, seed apex acute, aril not spicy............................................................................................................. M. andamanica View in CoL

4. Fruit glabrous.................................................................................................................................................................. M. trobogarii View in CoL

- Fruit tomentose/scurfy pubescent.......................................................................................................................................................5

5. Anther number>11, leaf> 25 cm long .......................................................................................................................... M. magnifica View in CoL

- Anther number <10, leaf <25 cm long ...............................................................................................................................................6

6. Number of leaf vein <12, fruit densely tomentose....................................................................................................... M. malabarica View in CoL

- Number of leaf vein>12, fruits scurfy pubescent ........................................................................................................... M. beddomei View in CoL

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