Ocotea moschata explained

Ocotea moschata is a tree of the Caribbean region. Its vernacular names include nuez moscada, and cimarrona (Spanish) and nemoca and nutget (English).^{[1] [2] [3]} It is native to Puerto Rico.^[4] This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.

Notes and References

1. http://fmhibd.library.cmu.edu/HIBD-DB/ArtCat/recordlist.php?-skip=23294&-max=25 Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection.
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18194 Ocotea moschata (Meisn.) Mez.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=BJ6a3MDCRRkC&pg=RA1-PA70 Bulletin #354. "Forests of Porto Rico: Past, Present and Future, and their Physical and Economic Environments." Louis S. Murphy. 20 October 1916. Page 70.
4. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OCMO Ocotea moschata (Pav. ex Meisn.) Mez nemoca.