Myristicaceae

Myristicaceae
	Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg), Koehler (1887)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Myristicaceae; R.Br.
genera
	see text

Myristicaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants, mostly from Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas.^[1] The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and it is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, the nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). It has about 21 genera and 520 species.^[2] They are mostly trees and shrubs.

References

↑ "Myristicaceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Byng, James W. (2016-05-20). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

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

[2] Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Byng, James W. (2016-05-20). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

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