nutmeg family
Myristicaceae
The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognised by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, Myristica fragrans, the source of the spices nutmeg and mace. The best known genera are Myristica and Virola.
21 branches of this family, most-observed first
Myristica
genusMyristica
Virola
genusVirola
Knema
genusKnema
Horsfieldia
genusHorsfieldia
Otoba
genusOtoba
Iryanthera
genusIryanthera
Compsoneura
genusCompsoneura
Gymnacranthera
genusGymnacranthera
Pycnanthus
genusPycnanthus
Osteophloeum
genusOsteophloeum
Cephalosphaera
genusCephalosphaera
Endocomia
genusEndocomia
Staudtia
genusStaudtia
Coelocaryon
genusCoelocaryon
Brochoneura
genusBrochoneura
Mauloutchia
genusMauloutchia
Scyphocephalium
genusScyphocephalium
Bicuiba
genusBicuiba
Paramyristica
genusParamyristica
Haematodendron
genusHaematodendron
Doyleanthus
genusDoyleanthus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71575.