Myristica beddomei, Kattujathi, Pathiripoovu, Wild Nutmeg, കാട്ടുജാതി, പത്തിരി പൂവ്

Family: Myristicaceae
Vernacular names: Kattujathi, Pathiripoovu, കാട്ടുജാതി, പത്തിരി പൂവ് (Malayalam), Wild Nutmeg (English), Kattu jathika (Tamil)
Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka
Description: Large trees. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous, estipulate. Flowers unisexual, white; male flowers 10-20 together in short axillary dense clusters; female flowers as in male, only few generally 3-4 in the heads. Fruit a capsule, ovoid, apiculate, grooved on one side along the suture, seed one, ovoid; aril orange red, encircling the seed.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Flowering & Fruiting: December-May

Parts used: Seeds and aril
Properties & Uses: Seeds and arils are used for the treatment of cough, bronchitis, burning sensation, myalgia, sprains and sores.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Unani,
Conservation Status: Vulnerable.
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