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| Myristica dasycarpa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Myristica |
| Species: | M. dasycarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Myristica dasycarpa de Wilde
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Myristica dasycarpa is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
It is a tree growing 10 m high. Twigs are stout, 8-10 mm in diameter towards the apex, subterete, with conspicuous wings 2(-3) mm high running at both sides from petiole to petiole, bright brown, with scattered concolorous lenticels, twig partially somewhat swollen and hollow.[2]