Myristica fragrans
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Myristica fragrans Houtt.
| Order | Magnoliales |
|---|---|
| Family | Myristicaceae |
| Genus | Myristica |
2n = 42
Origin : south of Moluccas
wild and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
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| French | {{{french}}} |
Description
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1, flowering and fruiting branch; 2, opened female flower; 3, staminal column; 4, seed with aril; 5, seed without aril; 6, section through seed without aril (PROSEA) -
open fruit showing the seed covered by its aril
Popular names
- English: nutmeg / mace
- French: muscadier ; noix muscade / macis
- German: Muskatnussbaum ; Muskatnuss / Muskatblüte
- Dutch: muskaatnoot, nootmuskaat / foelie
- Spanish: nuez moscada / macis
- Portuguese: noz moscada / maça, macis
- Italian: noce moscata / macis
- Indonesian: buah pala / bunga pala
Classification
Myristica fragrans Houtt. (1774)
synonym : M. moschata Thunb. (1782)
Cultivars
History
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sorting nutmegs and separating mace in Macassar, Celebes, before 1942 -
table from Koehler, Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897
Uses
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pala manis, a sweet from Indonesia -
mace -
nutmeg and its grater
- The pericarp is used candied in Indonesia to make pala manis.
- The aril is separated from the seed and used as mace.
- The seed is the nutmeg itself. It can be sold in the shell or without the shell. It is usually grated at the time of use, with a small grater.