Myristica argentea

Myristica argentea is a tree that grows in the primary rain forests of New Guinea,^[1] especially in the forest of Fakfak, Kaimana and the surrounding islands in Eastern Indonesia, like Aru Islands. It is occasionally a source of nutmeg, and it (or its seed) is called Macassar nutmeg, Papuan nutmeg, long nutmeg or silver nutmeg.^[1][2] Locally in Indonesia, it is also called Fakfak nutmeg, Tomandin or Henggi in Mbaham-Matta language.^[3]

Myristica argentea
trees in Fakfak Tomandin Nutmeg Plantation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Myristicaceae
Genus:	Myristica
Species:	M. argentea
Binomial name
Myristica argentea Warb.

Description

The leaves are simple and spiral. The petiole is stout, cracked transversally, channeled, and 2.8 cm long. The blade is glossy, 20 cm × 6.4 cm – 13.5 cm × 5.6 cm – 19 cm × 6 cm, elliptic, acuminate at the apex in a tail, and shows 13–18 pairs of secondary nerves. The inflorescences are 4.5 cm-long racemes. The fruits are globose and 6mm long.