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Myristica aromatica Sw., Myristica laurifolia var. lanceolata Hook.f., Myristica moschata Thunb., Myristica officinalis L. f.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Myristica fragrans. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_80

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