Myristica fatua

Ambon forest nutmeg

As recorded: Myristica fatua Houtt.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 2346
Date: September 23, 1957
Locality: Forest near Tantalau village
Island: Malaita
Region: Kwara-ai District, Solomon Islands
Elevation: 305 m
Identified by: Sinclair, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Myristica fatua · collected 1909–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 23, 1957, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Myristica fatua observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-12-29.

2019-12-29

Dodamarg, Maharashtra, India

no rights reserved

2016-04-28

South West Tanna, VU-TF, VU

(c) laceypantalones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-03-16

Belgaum Division, Karnataka, India

(c) Radha Veach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-03-16

Belgaum Division, Karnataka, India

(c) Radha Veach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Myristica fatua. BISH 163477. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/163477.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956271192 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026