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Myristica malabarica

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{{stub}}[[File:Myristica malabarica.jpg|thumb|right|'''Myristica malabarica''']]'''Myristica malabarica''' is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southwest India. It is threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. It can reach up to 25 m long and its bark is greenish black, smooth and sometimes reddish.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The chemical constituents such as Malabaricones, Malabaricanol, Isoflavones are isolated.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=Kanage, Doddajajikai|ksml=Kattujathi, Kattujathikka, Kottappannu, Panampalka, Pathiripoovu, Ponnampannu, Ponnampayin, Ponnampu|mlsa=asana, bandhukapushpa, gostani, jatiphala|mrta=colaivenkai, katjathika, kattu jatikkai|pate=adavijajikaaya, adavijajikaya, adividzajikaya|tahi=बम्बे जायफल Bambay-jayphal, वन जायफल Van-jayphal|teen=Malabar Nutmeg}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Alternately arranged leaves|elliptic or elliptic-oblong|9.5-22 x 3.7-10 cm, tip pointed, base narrow or flat, margin entire, glossy above, hairless and glaucous beneath, leathery. Leaf-stalks are 1.0-1.5 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|unisexual|urn-shaped||}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||||white||Male flowers are numerous, smaller than female flowers, borne in cymes in leaf axils. Female flowers are borne in 5-6 flowered umbels. Capsule is 5-7.5 x 1.8-3.5, oblong.}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types. Most species have a superficial root system and are best grown in positions sheltered from strong winds.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Myristica malabarica-2-mundanthurai-tirunelveli-India.jpgFile:Myristica malabarica.jpgFile:Myristica fragrans by kadavoor.jpgFile:Spathodea companulata, African tulip tree, Fountaintree, -ഫൗണ്ടന്‍മരം. Flower .jpg
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.phytopharmajournal.com/Vol6_Issue6_04.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"]<https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Malabar%20Nutmeg.html Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]<http://ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by Ctropical.Ptheferns.Khareinfo/viewtropical.php?id=Myristica+malabarica Cultivation Details]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31219/9615327 Myristica malabarica]* [ ]* [ ]
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