Myristicaceae

Malabar nutmeg

Myristica malabarica Lam.

Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Myristica

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Malabar nutmeg (Myristica malabarica) — FruitPhoto: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

Chinese: 馬拉巴爾肉豆蔻, 马拉巴尔肉豆蔻
English: Malabar nutmeg
Hindi: मिरिस्टिका मलबारिका, वन जायफल
Japanese: ミュリスティカ・マラバリカ
Kannada: ಮೈರಿಸ್ಟಿಕಾ ಮಲಬಾರಿಕ, ರಾಮಪತ್ರೆ
Malayalam: കാട്ടുജാതി
Tamil: பத்திரி
tcy: ಜಾಯಿಕಾಯಿ
Thai: จันทน์เทศบอมเบย์

Synonyms

Griffithia malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng. & Sastre
Myristica dactyloides Wall.
Myristica notha Wall.
Myristica tomentosa J.Graham
Palala malabarica (Lam.) Kuntze

Photos

FruitPhoto: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manzil Baruah, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shijan Kaakkara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.