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Family: Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) Life
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About 20 genera and 475 species, pantropical with none
native to southern Africa. Two genera and species are cultivated in the region,
including Myristica fragrans, which yields nutmeg and mace spices.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Myristica fragrans
(Nutmeg tree)
Native to Indonesia; yields nutmeg and mace spices. See
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Virola surinamensis (Caihuba)
Native from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Previously placed in the
Annonaceae. See
Wikipedia. |
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