Myristicaceae genera

Myristica is a genus of trees in the family Myristicaceae. There are over 150 species, distributed in Asia and the western Pacific as far as Vanuatu.

Horsfieldia is a genus of evergreen trees. The genus consists of about 100 species and is distributed across South Asia, from India to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Some species are used for timber. Species in the genus sometimes contain alkaloids, including horsfiline, which has analgesic effects.

Virola is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. It includes medium-sized trees native to rainforests of the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Species are known commonly as epená, patricá, or cumala. They have glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and may emit a pungent odor.

Knema is a genus of plant in family Myristicaceae, mostly consisting of small-medium trees found in lowland tropical forests from south and northeast of India, Indochina, Malay Archipelago to near the tip of New Guinea. The highest diversity of species is in Borneo in west of Malesia.

Otoba is a genus of trees in family Myristicaceae. It ranges from Nicaragua to Bolivia.

Brochoneura usambarensis is a species of tree native to the moist evergreen forests of Kenya and Tanzania. It is the sole species in genus Brochoneura.

Compsoneura is a genus comprising 23 species of trees found in tropical lowland forests of the New World. It can be distinguished from other Neotropical Myristicaceae by its conspicuous parallel tertiary venation that is nearly perpendicular to the costa.

Gymnacranthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myristicaceae found from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra to New Guinea and the Philippines.

Iryanthera is a flowering plant genus in the family Myristicaceae.

Endocomia is a genus of flowering trees in the family Myristicaceae with a distribution ranging from Indochina to New Guinea. It is distinguished from the other Asian genera by its monoecious inflorescences which are unique in the mostly dioecious Myristicaceae. The only other place where monoecy is reported in the family is in a few Iryanthera species in South America.

Scyphocephalium is a genus of plants in family Myristicaceae native to west Africa, containing two species. One species contains chemicals with significant in vitro antibacterial activity.

Coelocaryon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to tropical Africa.

genus of plants

Bicuiba is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. The only species is Bicuiba oleifera, which is endemic to southeastern Brazil. It grows in the forests of the Atlantic coast.

Staudtia is a genus of plant in family Myristicaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Staudtia pterocarpa (Warb.) Warb. Staudtia stipitata (Warb.) Warb.