Myristica hypargyraea

Myristica hypargyraea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Myristicaceae
Genus:	Myristica
Species:	M. hypargyraea
Binomial name
Myristica hypargyraea A.Gray (1854)
Subspecies [2]
Myristica hypargyraea subsp. hypargyraea Myristica hypargyraea subsp. insularis(Kaneh.) W.J.de Wilde
Synonyms [2]
species: Palala hypargyraea(A.Gray) Kuntze (1891) subsp. insularis: Myristica insularisKaneh. (1933)

Myristica hypargyraea is a species of flowering plant in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. It is a tree native to the Caroline Islands, Samoan Islands, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna. ^[2] It grows up to 25 meters tall. ^[1]

Two subspecies are accepted: ^[2]

• Myristica hypargyraea subsp. hypargyraea – Samoan Islands, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna
• Myristica hypargyraea subsp. insularis(Kaneh.) W.J.de Wilde – Caroline Islands

The Pacific imperial pigeon (Ducula pacifica) plays a significant role in the reproduction of the species by dispersing seeds. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Myristica hypargyraea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T62684A160303218. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T62684A160303218.en . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. Myristica hypargyraea A.Gray. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 10 December 2023.