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Myristica magnifica
As recorded: Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Balasubramaniam. S.; Greller, A.M.S. Balasubramaniam →A.M. Greller →A.H.M. Jayasuriya →
- Collector number
- 2891
- Date
- August 28, 1984
- Locality
- Forest above Lingford Division of Hayes Group, Cardamon Plantation field No. 2, Ratnapura District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 1,065 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Myristica magnifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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 608136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956335601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/608136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956335601 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026