Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Japanese: ニクズク(肉荳蔲) - ニクズク（英語表記）Myristica fragrans Houtt.

An evergreen tall tree of the Myristicae family native to the Maluku Islands (illustration). The seeds without the arils are called nutmeg, and are usually made into a product by peeling the seeds, soaking them in lime solution, and drying them. The thick, mesh-like, red-colored arils that surround the seeds are called mace, and both have long been prized as spices and medicines. The trees grow to heights of 10 to 20 meters, and most are dioecious. The leaves are leathery, oval with pointed tips, 6 to 13 cm long. The flowers are small, yellowish-white, urn-shaped, fragrant, and petalless. Male plants produce several male flowers, while female plants usually produce one to three female flowers in a drooping inflorescence.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

モルッカ諸島原産のニクズク科の常緑高木（イラスト）。仮種皮を除いた種子をナツメグnutmegといい，ふつう種皮をむいて石灰液に漬け，乾燥して製品とする。また種子を包む太い網目状の朱肉色の仮種皮がメースmaceで，ともに昔からスパイスおよび薬用として珍重された。樹高10～20mになり，多くは雌雄異株。葉は革質で先のとがった楕円形，長さ6～13cm。花は花弁がなく，黄白色の小さいつぼ形で，芳香があり，雄株では数個の雄花が，雌株では通常1～3個の雌花が花序をつくり下垂する。

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