Jul 16, 2014
The advertisement of the wild nutmeg (Myristicaceae: Virola), marketed both towards canopy-dwelling toucans and spider monkeys, and creatures favoring a more down-to-earth lifestyle like guatusas and tinamous. The advertised message is simple: Disperse me! But what happens after that (Who takes the bait? Where does the seed go? Does the seed get destroyed and if not does it germinate?) is a puzzle buried under a mountain of uncertainty and possibility.