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Myristicaceae

Pianggu

Horsfieldia irya (Gaertn.) Warb.

Family
Myristicaceae
Genus
Horsfieldia

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Pianggu: Fruiting Horsfieldia irya in the littoral zone en route to the limestone cave, Nilambur forest division, Baratang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Photo: Akshay Surendra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pianggu

Synonyms

  • Horsfieldia acuminata Merr.
  • Horsfieldia amklaal Kaneh.
  • Horsfieldia congestiflora A.C.Sm.
  • Horsfieldia labillardierei Warb.
  • Horsfieldia lemanniana (A.DC.) Warb.
  • Horsfieldia nunu Kaneh.
  • Horsfieldia subglobosa Warb.
  • Myristica globularia var. subglobosa (Miq.) Miq.
  • Myristica irya Gaertn.
  • Myristica irya var. longifolia King
  • Myristica irya var. wallichii King
  • Myristica javanica Blume
  • Myristica labillardierei Boerl.
  • Myristica lemanniana A.DC.
  • Myristica micrantha Wall.
  • Myristica sphaerocarpa Wall.
  • Myristica subglobosa Miq.
  • Myristica vrieseana Miq.
  • Palala irya (Gaertn.) Kuntze
  • Palala lemanniana (A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Palala micrantha Kuntze
  • Palala subglobosa (Miq.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.