Myristica globosa

Myristica globosa is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Papua New Guinea the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Myristica globosa
In Queensland, Australia

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Myristica
Species:
M. globosa
Binomial name
Myristica globosa

Two subspecies are recognised:

  • M. globosa Warb. subsp. globosa'[2]
  • M. globosa subsp. muelleri (Warb.) W.J.de Wilde[2] - Queensland nutmeg[3]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myristica globosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
  2. "Myristica globosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 6 June 2014.


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