Myristica lasiocarpa
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| Myristica lasiocarpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Myristica |
| Species: | M. lasiocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myristica lasiocarpa W.J.de Wilde | |
Myristica lasiocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is known only from the Kuper Range area of Morobe Province. It is a small tree which grows 10 to 12 meters tall and fruits in October and November. It grows in the sub-canopy of Nothofagus montane rain forest from 1,600 to 2,000 metres elevation.[1]
