<![CDATA[Tidore is one of the central nutmeg production areas in North Maluku. According to data from the North Maluku Agriculture and Food Security Service in 2005, nutmeg plantations are distributed across every regency and city within North Maluku Province, covering a significant area of 750–3,200 ha. This study aims to determine the phylogenetic relationships of local nutmeg (Myristica fragans) varieties on Tidore Island based on morphological characteristics. This research is descriptive in nature, meaning it aims to describe, explain, and answer questions about phenomena and events. Morphological markers are used as the basis for phylogenetic plant identification. Phylogenetics is the study of how organisms are related to each other based on their last common ancestor. Phylogenetic relationships begin with the creation of a matrix that determines the character status of each marker for each sample. The results of this analysis can then be presented in matrix form and illustrated in a phylogenetic tree. The results of this study indicate that there are 17 local varieties of nutmeg in Tidore, the kinship of nutmeg varieties in Tidore is divided into six main clusters, namely 1) varieties 9 and 16 (Gurabati forest nutmeg and Gurabunga forest nutmeg) with an index of 93.33%. 2) varieties 12 and 17 (Sirongo forest nutmeg and Fattua Gurabati nutmeg) with an index of 93.02% 3) varieties 6 and 10 (Fattua Gurabati nutmeg and Dowora forest nutmeg) with an index of 89.79% 4) varieties 11 and 13 (Banda Dowora nutmeg and Fattua Dowora nutmeg) with an index of 85% 5) varieties 1 and 8 (Banda Jaya nutmeg and Banda Gurabati nutmeg with an index of 87.80% 6) varieties 2 and 15 (Tidore 1 Jaya nutmeg and Tidore 1 Gurabunga nutmeg) with an index of 70.96%]]>
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