Myristica

genus of plants in the Myristicaceae family

Myristica is a genus of plants in the Myristicaceae family. It has 150+ species, mostly in Southeast Asia, Australia, and the western Pacific.[1] The most well-known species is Myristica fragrans, which produces nutmeg and mace.

Myristica
Myristica fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Myristica
Gronov.
Species

>150

Species are:

  • Myristica alba W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica andamanica Hook.f.
  • Myristica arfakensis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica argentea Warb.
  • Myristica atrescens W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica basilanica W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica brachypoda W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica brevistipes W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica buchneriana Warb.
  • Myristica byssacea W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica ceylanica A.DC.
  • Myristica cinnamomea King
  • Myristica coacta W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica colinridsdalei W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica conspersa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica corticata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica crassa King
  • Myristica dactyloides Gaertn.
  • Myristica dasycarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica depressa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica devogelii W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica elliptica Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Myristica extensa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica fasciculata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica filipes W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica fissurata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica flavovirens W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica fragrans Houtt.
  • Myristica frugifera W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica gigantea King
  • Myristica gillespieana A.C.Sm.
  • Myristica globosa Warb.
  • Myristica grandifolia A.DC.
  • Myristica guadalcanalensis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica guatteriifolia A.DC.
  • Myristica guillauminiana A.C.Sm.
  • Myristica hollrungii Warb.
  • Myristica inaequalis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica incredibilis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica iners Blume
  • Myristica inundata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica kalkmanii W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica kjellbergii W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica lasiocarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica lepidota Blume
  • Myristica leptophylla W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica lowiana King
  • Myristica macrantha A.C.Sm.
  • Myristica magnifica Bedd.
  • Myristica maingayi Hook.f.
  • Myristica malabarica Lam.
  • Myristica maxima Warb.
  • Myristica mediterranea W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica millepunctata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica nana W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica olivacea W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica ornata W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica ovicarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica pachycarpidia W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica papillatifolia W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica perlaevis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica petiolata A.C.Sm.
  • Myristica philippensis Lam.
  • Myristica pilosella W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica pilosigemma W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica psilocarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica pubicarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica pygmaea W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica robusta W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica sangowoensis (J.Sinclair) W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica sarcantha W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica schlechteri W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica simulans W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica sinclairii W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica sogeriensis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica tamrauensis W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica trianthera W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica tubiflora Blume
  • Myristica ultrabasica W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica verruculosa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica xylocarpa W.J.de Wilde
  • Myristica yunnanensis Y.H.Li

References

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  1. "Myristica in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.