Reply from Santhosh ji: "Garg Ji, This is Myristica fragrans
Santhosh" 2009/11/2 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Forwarding again for confirmation of its Botanical name- *Myristica > fragrans or M. malabarica.* > ** > As per Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg, it should be *M. > malabarica. Pl. confirm.* > > "The most important species commercially is the Common or Fragrant Nutmeg > *Myristica fragrans*, native to the Banda > Islands<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Islands>of Indonesia; it is also > grown in > Penang <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang> Island in Malaysia and the > Caribbean <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean>, especially in > Grenada<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada>. > It also grows in Kerala, a state in the south part of India. Other species > include Papuan Nutmeg *M. argentea* from New > Guinea<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea>, > and Bombay Nutmeg *M. malabarica* from > India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, > called *Jaiphal* in Hindi; both are used as > adulterants<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adulterant>of > *M. fragrans* products." > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/10/28 > Subject: Myristica fragrans ? > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > In a Spice Garden in Ponda area of Goa on 30/9/09. Stated to be Javitri/ > Jaiphal being coming from its fruit by the guide. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
