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Myristica crassa

Myristica crassa is a tree in the nutmeg family (Myristicaceae) native to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and Sumatra. It is a wet tropical forest species and is not a common garden or houseplant.

Family
Myristicaceae (Myristic family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, as it grows in wet tropical forest conditions.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, humus-rich forest soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions year-round; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Myristica crassa is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree native to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Other Myristica plants

Myristica acsmithii · Myristica alba · Myristica andamanica · Myristica arfakensis · Macassar Mace · Myristica atrescens · Myristica basilanica · Bitter Nutmeg · Myristica brachypoda · Myristica brevistipes · Myristica buchneriana · Myristica byssacea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myristica crassa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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