Myristicaceae

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Myristicaceae is a family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the nutmeg-producing species.

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Label Occurrences
Myristicaceae canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Magnoliids NERFINISHED
commonName nutmeg family
distribution tropical regions
economicUse oils and fats
source of mace spice
source of nutmeg spice
timber
flowerType unisexual flowers
fruitType dehiscent drupe-like aril-covered seeds
growthForm shrubs
trees
habitat lowland tropical rainforests
hasApproximateSpeciesCount about 15–20 genera
about 300–500 species
includesGenus Bicuiba NERFINISHED
Brochoneura NERFINISHED
Cephalosphaera NERFINISHED
Coelocaryon NERFINISHED
Compsoneura NERFINISHED
Endocomia NERFINISHED
Gymnacranthera NERFINISHED
Haematodendron NERFINISHED
Horsfieldia NERFINISHED
Iryanthera NERFINISHED
Knema NERFINISHED
Mauloutchia NERFINISHED
Myristica NERFINISHED
Osteophloeum NERFINISHED
Otoba NERFINISHED
Palaquium myristicifolium group
Paramyristica NERFINISHED
Pseudomichelia NERFINISHED
Pycnanthus NERFINISHED
Scyphocephalium NERFINISHED
Staudtia NERFINISHED
Virola
Virolaella NERFINISHED
Virolaeopsis NERFINISHED
includesSpecies Myristica fragrans NERFINISHED
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
leafMargin entire
leafType evergreen
namedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu NERFINISHED
nativeTo New World tropics
Old World tropics
notableFor including the nutmeg-producing tree Myristica fragrans
order Magnoliales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
seedDispersal animal-dispersed
sexualSystem dioecious
taxonRank family
typeGenus Myristica NERFINISHED
yearDescribed 1789

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horsfieldia (plant genus) parentTaxon Myristicaceae
subject surface form: Horsfieldia
Horsfieldia (plant genus) family Myristicaceae
subject surface form: Horsfieldia
Magnoliales containsFamily Myristicaceae