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Myristica magnifica
As recorded: Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Balasubramaniam, S.S. Balasubramaniam →A.H.M. Jayasuriya →
- Collector number
- 3115
- Date
- February 19, 1985
- Locality
- Laggala Estate of Brae Group, Matale District. Abandoned cardamon plantation. North facing slope.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 1985, Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Balasubramaniam, S. also collected 12 other specimens.
Myristica magnifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-02-11.
2022-02-11
(c) Aparna Watve, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-27
India
(c) Shiwalee Samant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-08-07
Karnataka, IN
(c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myristica magnifica. BISH 606260. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/606260.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321752 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026