Taxon:  Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal



Summary
Genus:
Monodora
Family:
Annonaceae
Nomen number:
24554
Place of publication:
Monog. Anonac. 80.  1817
Verified:
07/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Annona myristica Gaertn.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:119-120.
  4. Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  8. Maas, P. J. M. 1994. Studies in Annonaceae. XXI. Index to species and infraspecific taxa of neotropical Annonaceae. Candollea 49:389-481.
  9. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  12. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican-nutmeg  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishcalabash-nutmeg  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishfalse nutmeg  1Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
EnglishJamaica-nutmeg  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchfausse noix de muscade  2Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
Frenchmuscade de calabash  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmuscadier faux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanKalebassenmuskat  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmoscadero de Africa  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishkalebassmuskot  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea incl. BiokoCouvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea (incl. Bioko), Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Couvreur, T. L. P. 2009. Monograph of the syncarpous African genera Isolona and Monodora (Annonaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 87:117-121.
Food additivesflavoringpulp around the seeds are powdered and use as condimentBurkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:119-120.
Materialswood Maas, P. J. M. 1994. Studies in Annonaceae. XXI. Index to species and infraspecific taxa of neotropical Annonaceae. Candollea 49:389-481.
Medicinesfolklore Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:119-120.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24554. Accessed 17 April 2026.