Myristica fragrans (Cultivated)

Myristica fragrans Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(3): 333 333 1774. (syn: Aruana silvestris Burm. fil.; Myristica amboinensis Gandoger; Myristica americana Rottb.; Myristica aromatica Sw.; Myristica moschata Thunb.; Myristica officinalis L. f.; Myristica philippinensis Gandoger; Palala fragrans (Houtt.) Kuntze);  

Moluccas (Banda Isl.), Thailand (c), Philippines (c), trop. Asia (c), Costa Rica
(c), Jamaica (c), Haiti (c), Dominican Republic (c), Panama (c), Puerto Rico
(c), Nicaragua (c), Lesser Antilles (c) (Montserrat (c), Guadeloupe (c),
Dominica (c), Martinique (c), St. Lucia (c), St. Vincent (c), Grenada(c)),
Brazil (c), Trinidad & Tobago (c), Fiji (c), China (c) (Guangdong (c),
Yunnan (c)), Taiwan (c), Society Isl. (c) (Tahiti(c)), Micronesia (c) (Pohnpei
(c)), Mauritius (c), Réunion (c), Madagascar (c), Andamans (c), Nicobars (c),
Myanmar [Burma] (c), India (c), Sri Lanka (c), Nepal (c), Laos (c), Vietnam (c),
Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo) (c), Sao Tome (c) as per Catalogue of Life;

 

my-RIS-ti-kuh — from the Greek myristikos (fit for annointing) … Dave’s Botanary
FRAY-granz — fragrant … Dave’s Botanary

 

commonly known as: nutmeg • Assamese: জাইফল jaiphol • Bengali: জাতিফল jatiphala, জায়ফল jayaphala • Garo: joipol • Gujarati: જાયફળ jayaphala • Hindi: जातीफल jati-phal, जायफल jayaphal • Kannada: ಜಾಕಾಯಿ jakayi, ಜಾತೀಫಲ jatiphala • Kashmiri: जातीफलम् jatiphalam, ज़ाफल् zaphal • Khasi: jaiphol • Konkani: जायफळ jayaphal • Malayalam: ജാതി jathi, ജാതിക്കാ jathikka • Manipuri: জায়ফল jayfal • Marathi: जातीफल jatiphala, जायफळ jayaphala • Nepali: जाइफल् jaiphal • Oriya: ଜାଇଫଳ jaiphala • Punjabi: ਜਾਫਲ jafal • Sanskrit: जातिफल jatiphala • Tamil: சாதிக்காய் cati-k-kay • Telugu: జాజికాయ jajikaya • Tibetan: dza ti pha la • Urdu: جائيپهل jayaphal

… more names for nutmeg (lesser colloquial):
Bengali: মালতীফল malatiphala • Hindi: कोश kosh, लव lava, सुरभि surabhi • Sanskrit: द्वेष्य dvesya, द्विधात्मक dvidhatmaka, जाती jati, जातिकोश jatikosha, कोमल komala, कोश kosha, लव lava, मदशौण्डक madasaundaka, मज्जासार majjasara, मालतीफल malatiphala, फल phala, पुंनाग punnaga, पुटक putaka, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, शालूक saluka, समुद्रान्त samudranta, संध्यापुष्पी sandhyapuspi, सौमनस saumanasa, सुमनःफल sumanahphala, सुरभि surabhi, तृख trkha • Tamil: ஆதிபலம் ati-palam, அட்டம் attam, அட்டிகம் attikam, சாலுகம் calukam, சமுத்திராந்தம் camuttirantam, சாதி cati, சிறுகாய் ciru-kay, சிதம் citam, சிவகம் civakam, சீவிகா civika, சுசாதிபலம் cucati-palam, சுரபி curapi, கடுங்காய் katun-kay, கிரிச்சரீடம் kiriccaritam, கோசம் kocam, மலாதிபலம் malati-palam, துவிதாத்துமகம் tuvitattumakam, உடம்பிலை utampilai • Telugu: జాతి jati, శాలుకము salukamu

the arilus of nutmeg, commonly known as: mace • Bengali: জয়ত্রী jayatri • Gujarati: જાયપત્રી jayapatri • Hindi: जातीपत्री jati-patri, जावित्री javitri, जायपत्री jayapatri • Kannada: ಜಾಕಾಯಿ ಪತ್ರಿ jakayi patri, ಜಾಪತ್ರೆ japatre • Konkani: जायपत्री jayapatri • Malayalam: ജാതിപത്രി jathipatri • Marathi: जायपत्री jayapatri • Nepali: जाइपत्रि jaipatri • Oriya: ଜାୟତ୍ରୀ jayatri • Persian: بسباسه basbasa • Punjabi: ਜਵੱਤ੍ਰੀ jawattri • Sanskrit: जातीपत्त्री jatipattri • Tamil: சாதிபத்திரி cati-pattiri • Telugu: జాపత్రి japatri, జాతిపత్రి jati-patri • Tibetan: dza ti pa tra • Urdu: جاوتري javitri, جائيپتري jayapatri

… more names for mace, lesser colloquial:
Sanskrit: मालतीपत्त्रिका malatipattrika, सुमनःपत्त्र sumanahpattra • Tamil: சாபத்திரி capattiri, சாதிப்பூ cati-p-pu, ஏத்திரி ettiri, கடுங்காரம் katun-karam, மாலதிபத்திரி malati-pattiri, வசுவாசி vacuvaci 

 

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FRUITS & VEGETABLE WEEK: Myristica fragrans
Common Eng.name: Nutmeg
Marathi name: Jayphal

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-It is highly medicinal.  We give this to young children who cry in the night.

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– I think Jayphal and Javitri belong to the same plant.

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-Your pictures really explain how the two spices are arranged. They look very artistic!

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I have picture of a tree with a fruit of Nutmeg taken from Kochi.

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19/04/11/YRP/01/Cherplashery, Tootha Puzha: 7 images.

here are some pictures from the farm of my friend … at Cherplashery, Palakad district.
Date & Time 19/04/11
Location: Place, Altitude, GPS  Cherplashery, Tootha Puzha, Palakad
Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type:      Garden
Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Tree
Height, Length. 20’
Leaves Type, Shape, Size        Oviate
Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts-       Yellow, 3 mm
Fruits Type, Shape, Size Seeds  Oval
Other Information like Frangrance, Pollinator, Uses.     

– It is Myristica fragrans, the Nutmeg. This is an Indonesian plant, cultivated in Kerala.
Whereas its relative M. malabarica is wild in the W.Ghats.

Names of Plants in India :: Myristica fragrans Houtt.: via Species‎ > ‎M‎ > 4 images.

Myristica fragrans Houtt. … (family: Myristicaceae)

my-RIS-ti-kuh — from the Greek myristikos (fit for annointing) … Dave’s Botanary
FRAY-granz — fragrant … Dave’s Botanary
This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices (nutmeg and mace) … Wikipedia
For more information on these OR any spices, visit Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages.
commonly known as: nutmeg • Assamese: জাইফল jaiphol • Bengali: জাতিফল jatiphala, জায়ফল jayaphala • Garo: joipol • Gujarati: જાયફળ jayaphala • Hindi: जातीफल jati-phal, जायफल jayaphal • Kannada: ಜಾಕಾಯಿ jakayi, ಜಾತೀಫಲ jatiphala • Kashmiri: जातीफलम् jatiphalam, ज़ाफल् zaphal • Khasi: jaiphol • Konkani: जायफळ jayaphal • Malayalam: ജാതി jathi, ജാതിക്കാ jathikka • Manipuri: জায়ফল jayfal • Marathi: जातीफल jatiphala, जायफळ jayaphala • Nepali: जाइफल् jaiphal • Oriya: ଜାଇଫଳ jaiphala • Punjabi: ਜਾਫਲ jafal • Sanskrit: जातिफल jatiphala • Tamil: சாதிக்காய் cati-k-kay • Telugu: జాజికాయ jajikaya • Tibetan: dza ti pha la • Urdu: جائيپهل jayaphal
… more names for nutmeg (lesser colloquial):
Bengali: মালতীফল malatiphala • Hindi: कोश kosh, लव lava, सुरभि surabhi • Sanskrit: द्वेष्य dvesya, द्विधात्मक dvidhatmaka, जाती jati, जातिकोश jatikosha, कोमल komala, कोश kosha, लव lava, मदशौण्डक madasaundaka, मज्जासार majjasara, मालतीफल malatiphala, फल phala, पुंनाग punnaga, पुटक putaka, राजभोग्य rajabhogya, शालूक saluka, समुद्रान्त samudranta, संध्यापुष्पी sandhyapuspi, सौमनस saumanasa, सुमनःफल sumanahphala, सुरभि surabhi, तृख trkha • Tamil: ஆதிபலம் ati-palam, அட்டம் attam, அட்டிகம் attikam, சாலுகம் calukam, சமுத்திராந்தம் camuttirantam, சாதி cati, சிறுகாய் ciru-kay, சிதம் citam, சிவகம் civakam, சீவிகா civika, சுசாதிபலம் cucati-palam, சுரபி curapi, கடுங்காய் katun-kay, கிரிச்சரீடம் kiriccaritam, கோசம் kocam, மலாதிபலம் malati-palam, துவிதாத்துமகம் tuvitattumakam, உடம்பிலை utampilai • Telugu: జాతి jati, శాలుకము salukamu
the arilus of nutmeg, commonly known as: mace • Bengali: জয়ত্রী jayatri • Gujarati: જાયપત્રી jayapatri • Hindi: जातीपत्री jati-patri, जावित्री javitri, जायपत्री jayapatri • Kannada: ಜಾಕಾಯಿ ಪತ್ರಿ jakayi patri, ಜಾಪತ್ರೆ japatre • Konkani: जायपत्री jayapatri • Malayalam: ജാതിപത്രി jathipatri • Marathi: जायपत्री jayapatri • Nepali: जाइपत्रि jaipatri • Oriya: ଜାୟତ୍ରୀ jayatri • Persian: بسباسه basbasa • Punjabi: ਜਵੱਤ੍ਰੀ jawattri • Sanskrit: जातीपत्त्री jatipattri • Tamil: சாதிபத்திரி cati-pattiri • Telugu: జాపత్రి japatri, జాతిపత్రి jati-patri • Tibetan: dza ti pa tra • Urdu: جاوتري javitri, جائيپتري jayapatri
… more names for mace, lesser colloquial:
Sanskrit: मालतीपत्त्रिका malatipattrika, सुमनःपत्त्र sumanahpattra • Tamil: சாபத்திரி capattiri, சாதிப்பூ cati-p-pu, ஏத்திரி ettiri, கடுங்காரம் katun-karam, மாலதிபத்திரி malati-pattiri, வசுவாசி vacuvaci
botanical names: Myristica fragrans Houtt. … synonyms: Myristica aromatica Lam. • Myristica moschata Thunb. • Myristica officinalis Mart. • Myristica officinalis L. f. … • The Plants List
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Photographed at Tanshikar’s Spice Farm, Netroli, Goa … 21 FEB 12
… more views on flickr.

 

for names of shapes of Nutmeg : Attachments (10). 3 posts by 2 authors.

I am working on project development of descriptors of Nutmeg (myristica fragrans). Please find attachment for different shapes of fruit shapes I am interested to find names for these shapes eg. ovate, obovate, pyriform etc. please guide me or suggest any book or website. waiting for your valuable reply………..sorry for email not related to plant identification 

Konkan, May 2014 :: Myristica fragrans :: 12JUN2014 :: ARK-26 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).

Yes I think you are right.

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This is Myristica fragrans 

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Myristica fragrans Houtt.? : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)