Agreeing with Dinesh ji's id. It is *Myristica fragrans*, the Nutmeg. This is an Indonesian plant, cultivated in Kerala. Whereas its relative *M. malabarica* is wild in the W.Ghats.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... could this be nutmeg ...* jaiphal* ... *Myristica fragrans* ? > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Friends, here are some pictures from the farm of my friend Revi >> Unni at Cherplashery, Palakad district. >> Date & Time 19/04/11 >> Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Cherplashery, Tootha Puzha, Palakad >> Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Garden >> Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Tree >> Height, Length. 20’ >> Leaves Type, Shape, Size Oviate >> Inflorescence Type Size >> Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts- Yellow, 3 mm >> Fruits Type, Shape, Size Seeds Oval >> Other Information like Frangrance, Pollinator, Uses. >> Regards >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> You have been sent 7 pictures. >> >> >> IMG_5516.JPG >> IMG_5524.JPG >> IMG_5526.JPG >> IMG_5529.JPG >> IMG_5532.JPG >> IMG_5535.JPG >> IMG_5540.JPG >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> > >
