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Myristica globosa is a tropical forest tree in the nutmeg family, native to New Guinea, New Britain, the Solomon Islands and northern Queensland. It is grown as a timber or ornamental tree in warm, humid conditions rather than as a houseplant.
Myristica globosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree native to New Guinea, New Britain, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia.
Two subspecies are recognised:
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 globosa 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.
