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Myristica

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Myristicaceae

Higher classification
  
Myristicaceae

Order
  
Scientific name
  
Myristica

Rank
  
Genus

Myristica cdn1arkiveorgmedia3535E68E8BD85D4FD69CC9A

Lower classifications
  
Nutmeg, Myristica malabarica, Myristica dactyloides, Myristica cinnamomea, Myristica yunnanensis

Nutmeg myristica fragrans growing on the tree in kerala


Myristica is a genus of trees in the family Myristicaceae. There are about 150 species distributed in Asia and the western Pacific.

Contents

The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, the main source of the spices nutmeg and mace.

Nutmeg and mace dual spice of the myristica fragrans tree of indonesia


Taxonomy

Selected Myristica species:

  • Some species of Myristica have been reclassified into the genus Virola by some botanists.
  • References

    Myristica Wikipedia