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Myristica insipida
Australian Nutmeg
As recorded: Myristica insipida R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, L.S.
- Collector number
- 14450
- Date
- May 21, 1969
- Locality
- Cook District. Ca. 8 miles back from Ayton on Gap Creek.
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1969, Smith, L.S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Myristica insipida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
River Walk, Kuranda, QLD, AU
(c) Cassy Nancarrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
behind beach at end of Doctors Gully, Darwin, Northern Territory
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-25
JW2H+66F Holmes Jungle Nature Park, Holmes NT 0812, Australia
(c) Stephen Fricker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-26
Museum And Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, The Gardens, NT, AU
(c) alcedo77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-02
Darwin NT, Australia
(c) Roland Muench, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-21
Daintree, AU-QL-DG, AU-QL, AU
(c) hsauquet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myristica insipida. BISH 604685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956280150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/604685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956280150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026