Family · Magnoliids & basal

Myristicaceae

Nutmeg

Tropical aromatic trees with red-arillate seeds; Myristica yields both the spices nutmeg and mace.

Accepted species: 547accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 21accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈27 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Myristica (nutmeg)
Virola

Genera

Myristica173 spp.
Horsfieldia106 spp.
Knema97 spp.
Virola74 spp.
Iryanthera22 spp.
Compsoneura20 spp.
Otoba14 spp.
Mauloutchia9 spp.
Gymnacranthera7 spp.
Coelocaryon4 spp.
Endocomia4 spp.
Pycnanthus4 spp.
Brochoneura3 spp.
Scyphocephalium2 spp.
Staudtia2 spp.
Bicuiba1 spp.
Cephalosphaera1 spp.
Doyleanthus1 spp.
Haematodendron1 spp.
Osteophloeum1 spp.
Paramyristica1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical378
Southern America132
Africa27
Pacific13
Asia-Temperate12
Northern America4
Australasia4

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Myristicaceae sits in the order Magnoliales.