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Myristica dactyloides - Jatiphala

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Common names
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kaadu Kaadu jaapatre, kadu Kadu jaajikaai, kadu Kadu pindi kayi|ml=adakkappayinAdakkappayin, panthappayinPanthappayin|sa=Jatiphala, Malatiphala|ta=catikkaymaramCatikkaymaram, kattuc Kattuc catikkay, kattucati, pattaippanu, pattapanku|te=adavijaajikaayaAdavijaajikaaya|hi=Jaiphal|en=}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, 12-25 x 4-10 cm, oblong or elliptic-ovate, apex acute, base acute, round or rarely cuneate, margin entire, glabrous, shining above and glaucous beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-25 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, faint; petiole 1-2.5 cm long, grooved above, glabrous. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|||7-15|male Male flowers 10-20 together in short axillary dense clusters, female flowers as in male, generally 3-4 in the heads; ovary superior, sessile, ovoid-globose, appressed pubescent, 1-celled, ovule 1; stigma oblique, 2-lobed.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|5-7.5 x 3.7-6 cm|pericarp Pericarp rufous pubescent when young, thick, succulent|seed Seed one, ovoid; aril orange red, encircling the seed, deeply cut down into many lobes, each lanceolate at the apex into filiform segments.|}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
  ===Season to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation==Seed - dries out easily, loses its viability rapidly, and cannot be stored. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Illustrated Dravyaguna Vijnana, Vol.II by JLN Shastry ].</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Botanic description]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Myristica+dactyloides Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/11/26/jaiphal-nutmeg-myristica-fragrans-uses-dose-side-effects/ Uses]</ref>
</references>

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