Monodora myristica

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/monodora-myristica

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Species: Monodora myristica, Family: Annonaceae
2. What is the native geographic range?Tropical Africa, including Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania
3. Where does Monodora myristica grow?It grows in the humid rainforests and savannas of West and Central Africa, from Sierra Leone to Tanzania.
4. Why is it called African nutmeg?Its seeds have a strong aroma that is very similar to the true nutmeg that comes from the Myristica fragrans tree.

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