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Internal ID UUID643ffdd963c73272545561
Scientific name Myristica perlaevis
Authority W.J.de Wilde
First published in Blumea 42: 178 (1997)

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The tree grows to a height of up to 30 meters and has a trunk diameter of up to 60 cm. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, up to 20 cm long and 5 cm wide, with a pointed tip. The flowers are small, yellowish-green, and borne in axillary clusters. The fruits are globose, up to 4 cm in diameter, with a yellowish-brown, leathery skin. The seeds are ovoid, up to 1 cm long, and have a strong, spicy aroma.

Myristica perlaevis is a species of tree endemic to Maluku in Indonesia. It grows up to 30 meters tall with a trunk diameter of up to 60 cm. Its leaves are oblong-lanceolate, up to 20 cm long and 5 cm wide, with a pointed tip. The flowers are small, yellowish-green, and borne in axillary clusters. The fruits are globose, up to 4 cm in diameter, with a yellowish-brown, leathery skin. The seeds are ovoid, up to 1 cm long, and have a strong, spicy aroma.

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Chinese 佩拉維斯肉荳蔻

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000447541
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995726-1
Open Tree Of Life 6028568
IUCN Red List 37317
IPNI 995726-1
iNaturalist 440986
GBIF 5564677
Freebase /m/02xbv17
Wikipedia Myristica_perlaevis

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