Myristica argentea
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| Myristica argentea | |
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| 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. | |
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]