Silverleaf Nutmeg
Myristica hypargyraea
- Native to:
- American Samoa, Caroline Is., Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Sykes, Bill
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Myristicaceae
- Genus:
- Myristica
- Species:
- Myristica hypargyraea
- USDA Symbol:
- MYHY3
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 6.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- native to tropical rainforest regions