Back Monodora myristica Afrikaans حيدلان الطيب Arabic Monodora myristica CEB Monodora myristica German Monodora myristica Spanish جوز کالاباش Persian Monodora myristica French Gujiyar dan miya Hausa Monodora myristica Polish Monodora muškátovníková Slovak
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| Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1831 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Monodora |
| Species: | M. myristica
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| Binomial name | |
| Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal
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Monodora myristica, the calabash nutmeg or African nutmeg,[1] is a tropical tree of the family Annonaceae or custard apple family of flowering plants. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone in the west to Tanzania.[1][3] In former times, its seeds were widely sold as an inexpensive nutmeg substitute. This is now less common outside its region of production.[4] Other names of calabash nutmeg include Jamaican nutmeg, ehuru, ariwo, awerewa,[5] ehiri, airama, African orchid nutmeg, muscadier de Calabash and lubushi.[4][6]
- ^ a b c Cosiaux, A.; Couvreur, T.L.P. & Erkens, R.H.J. (2019). "Monodora myristica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T132683482A133046260. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2017 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Celtnet Recipes. "Calabash Nutmeg Information Page". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Burkill, H.M. (1985). The useful plants of West tropical Africa (Ed. 2. ed.). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 978-0-947643-01-0.
- ^ Weiss, E.A. (2002). Spice Crops. Oxon: CABI Publishing. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0-85199-605-9.