Myristica fragrans

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

Myristica fragrans is an evergreen tree indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is important as the main source of the spices nutmeg and mace.[3] It is widely grown across the tropics including Guangdong and Yunnan in China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Grenada in the Caribbean, Kerala in India, Sri Lanka and South America.[3][4]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1998). "Myristica fragrans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33986A9820569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33986A9820569.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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