Myristicaceae
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.
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| Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg), Koehler (1887) | |
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Myristicaceae Media
Fruits of Horsfieldia kingii
Fruit of Knema globularia
Seeds of Horsfieldia amygdalina
A Myristica swamp forest forming part of the Kathlekan region in the Western Ghats. These unique habitats are dominated by Myristica species that bear stilt roots. Due to agricultural development, they are now threatened.
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.