Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans Myristica fragrans is an evergreen tree indigenous to the Moluccas (or the Spice Islands) of Indonesia. It is important as the main source of the spices nutmeg and mace. It is widely grown across the tropics including Guangdong and Yunnan in China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Grenada in the Caribbean, Kerala in India, Sri Lanka and South America. "Myristica fragrans" is a evergreen tree, usually tall, but occasionally reaching and rarely reaching up to find only in Tidore. The alternately arranged leaves are dark green, long by wide with petioles about long. The species is dioecious, i.e. "male" or
Myristica swamp Myristica swamp "Myristica" swamps are a type of freshwater swamp forest predominantly composed of species of "Myristica". These are found in two localities in India. "Myristica" swamps have adapted to inundation by way of stilt roots and knee roots. "Myristica" swamps are found in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka State and in the southern parts of Kerala State. "Myristica" swamps were described as a separate evergreen forest type by Krishnamurthy in 1960. These received attention in 1988 when Rodgers and Panwar described it as the most endangered forest ecosystem in India. The swamps in Karnataka has been studied in