Myristica
Also known as nutmeg genus
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.
Species
Nutmeg
species
FamilyMyristicaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya
Observations728
General: , well known due to the cultivation of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans
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Research
661 papers- Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) essential oil: A review on its composition, biological, and pharmacological activities.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2022
- Myristica fragrans: A comprehensive review of its botanical characterization, traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2026
- Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.).Disease-a-month : DM · 2009
- Acylphenols and Dimeric Acylphenols from the Genus Myristica: A Review of Their Phytochemistry and Pharmacology.
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Selected species
- References
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.
The type species of the genus, and the most economically important member, is Myristica fragrans (the nutmeg tree), from which mace is also derived.