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Myristicaceae
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The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized 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 in Asia and Virola in the Neotropics.
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Myristicaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It is classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Magnoliales. The family is recognized in botanical databases such as Plants of the World and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Records for this family are documented in various collections and databases. The iDigBio database contains 1,364 records and 620 media items, with specimens held by institutions including MEL, BRIT, and CAS. These records originate from countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Cameroon, and Madagascar. Additionally, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists 167,634 occurrences, while PubMed indexes 525 publications related to the family.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyMyristicaceae
General: Notes on delimitation: The Myristicaceae is placed Appearance: Key differences from similar families: Myristicaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,364
- With media
- 620
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Collections
- MEL, BRIT, CAS
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Philippines, Cameroon, Madagascar
Research
525 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Magnoliales
- Image
- Myristica fragrans - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-097.jpg
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- taxonomic type
- Myristica
- Commons category
- Myristicaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Myristicaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Myristicaceae
- taxon common name
- 肉豆蔻科
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- List of genera
- Ecology
- Uses
- Toxicity
- Fossil record
- References
- External links
The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized 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 in Asia and Virola in the Neotropics.
The family consists of about 21 genera with about 520 species of trees, shrubs and rarely lianas (Pycnanthus) found in tropical forests around the world. Most of the species are large trees that are valued in the timber industry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myristicaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.