Myriftica. 683 
Locus. Infu T a? Moiuccx, prtefertim Banda. 
Arbor. 
FORMA. Drupa magnitudine fere ovi galli- 
nacei, pedunculata, axillaris 5 fubfolitaria , fubro- 
tunda vel turbinata, glabra, gilva , utrinque lon- 
g tudinaliter iuicata , tandem bivalvis, fulcis de- 
hifcentibus; parencymate carnofo, albicante, re- 
plero fucco tenui, ferofo, fapore auftero, fty- 
ptico, mibime eduli. Nux fubrotunda, decidua, 
intra valvulas drupse dehifcentes, magnitudine 
ovi columbini, vel ultra, fulca, fcabriufcuia , 
inferiora fulcis longitudinalibus, fubreticulatis ; 
te fla dura, craflitie lineae dimidiae, fragilis: fra- 
cfturis fufeis, nitidiufculis ; fuperne obvelata tu - 
nica ( Macis difta) membranaceo * pulpofa , pin- 
gviufcula, tefl# adpreffe adherente, undique gla- 
bra; recente fangvinea, ficcata lutefcenti- cocci- 
nea, fragili ; multifida : laciniis linearibus , fingu- 
lis aoice multifidis, acutis, inflexis» Nucleus ( Nux 
mofebata) liber intra tertam , brunneo-cinera- 
fcens, fubrotundus, magnitudine Pruni minoris, 
utrinque pb tuitis, laeviufculus , reticulatus fulcis, 
quorum longitudinales validiores; parencymate 
recentis carnofo, pingvi, oleum plorante ex 
acu intrufo; ficcati vero folido, duriufculo, fub- 
fragili, poft feclionem trans^erfalem cinereo, 
undique pi£to venis fufeis., longitudinalibus, in- 
aequalibus. 
PROPR . Nucis Myrifl. Odor fragrans, gra- 
tus; fapor pingviufcnius, aromaticus, odori con- 
gruens, calidus; mafticata inter dentes friabilis, 
facile comminuitur, foivitur fere in ore, calet 
in faucibus Macis: odor nucis Myiirticae, verum 
fortior; fapor nuce fortior, magis aromaticus, 
magis calidus, vix fubarnaricans: majlicata fubi- 
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