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Locations of the Natural populations and forest type:
1. Katgal forest--Evergreen forest.
2. Nilkund forest- Evergreen forest.
3. Devimane ghat- -Evergreen forest.
4. Vannalli forest- Evergreen forest.
5. Mururu forest-Semi Evergreen forest.
6. Gerusoppa forest- Evergreen forest.
7. Malemane forest- Evergreen forest.
8. Jaddigadde forest-Evergreen forest.
9. Agumbe – Evergreen forest
10. Thirthahalli - Ever green forest
Associated species:
Syzizium gardneri; Knema attinuata, Diosspyrus candolliana, Olea dioca, Sterculia guttata, Aglaia
roxburgi, Nathopegia racemos, Dimocarpus lanzan.
Seed biology:
Myristica malabarica: The flowering occurs between October to December. The seeds mature
during May to June. The mature fruits with single seeds are yellowish grey in colour.
Myristica dactyloides: The flowering occurs between March to June. The seeds mature during
September to December.
Germination: Seeds do not need any pre-germination treatment except that they should not be
dried. Because of recalcitrant nature of the seeds, drying causes total loss of germination.
Seeds could be directly sown in large polybags (6” x 11”). Germination is epigeal and occurs
in about 60 days. Overall germination percentage is about 85% depending on the maturity of
the seed. Most often the seeds are harvested at an early stage to collect the arils.
Vegetative propagation:
Rooting of Cuttings: The cuttings did not respond to different treatments of growth
regulators.
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam:
(Local Name: Vayu Vilinga)
Distributional pattern: Our survey has shown that the species is found in the following districts:
Uttara Kannada, Shimoga, Chikkamangalore, Udupi, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Belgaum.
Locations of the Natural populations and forest type:
1. Jamboti forest-Semi evergreen forest,
2. Hosanagar forest--Scrub forest,
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