Myristicaceae FAMILY

Myristica hooglandii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myristica hooglandii is an evergreen tree that can grow from 8 - 27 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres; up to 40cm in diameter[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree in lowland rain forest, often fairly wet or swampy, also on lower slopes of hills on skeletal soils, coastal forest; at elevations up to 450 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].