




Myristica fragrans
Nutmeg is a special spice that comes from the seeds of a tropical evergreen tree. It has a warm, sweet flavor and is used in cooking and baking to make dishes taste delicious.
The Nutmeg is a medium-sized evergreen tree with dense, dark green, glossy leaves. It produces small, pale yellow bell-shaped flowers and distinctive yellow, apricot-like fruit that splits open to reveal a single seed covered by a lacy red aril.





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A single nutmeg tree can live and produce fruit for over 100 years!
Eating too much nutmeg can make you feel dizzy and even hallucinate!
Nutmeg was once used to help preserve meat before refrigerators existed.
The famous 'spice trade' was a huge global competition for nutmeg and other spices!
Nutmeg's fruit yields two distinct spices, nutmeg and mace, allowing it to offer double the flavor from one source.
Nutmeg protects its valuable seed with a hard shell and a colorful, fleshy fruit, ensuring its precious cargo is safe.
Nutmeg trees thrive in hot, humid tropical climates, allowing them to produce fruit year-round in ideal conditions.
Phytophthora palmivora
causes destructive rot in nutmeg fruits and stems.
Homo sapiens
cultivates and harvests nutmeg for culinary and medicinal uses.
Planococcus citri
feeds on plant sap, weakening nutmeg trees.
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Este rasgo de uso humano indica especies de las cuales se derivan especias, utilizadas para dar sabor, conservar alimentos o como agentes aromáticos.
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Nutmeg is safe to use in cooking but should not be eaten in large amounts as it can cause side effects.
500-2000 cm
300-800 cm
0.5-1 cm
Year-round (tropical)
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