Myristicaceae

E673285

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Myristicaceae canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Magnoliids ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Brochoneura ⓘ
Cephalosphaera ⓘ
Coelocaryon ⓘ
Compsoneura ⓘ
Endocomia ⓘ
Gymnacranthera ⓘ
Haematodendron ⓘ
Horsfieldia ⓘ
Iryanthera ⓘ
Knema ⓘ
Mauloutchia ⓘ
Myristica ⓘ
Osteophloeum ⓘ
Otoba ⓘ
Palaquium myristicifolium group ⓘ
Paramyristica ⓘ
Pseudomichelia ⓘ
Pycnanthus ⓘ
Scyphocephalium ⓘ
Staudtia ⓘ
Virola ⓘ
Virolaella ⓘ
Virolaeopsis ⓘ
includesSpecies Myristica fragrans ⓘ
linked to: Myristica
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafMargin entire ⓘ
leafType evergreen ⓘ
namedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ⓘ
nativeTo New World tropics ⓘ
Old World tropics ⓘ
notableFor including the nutmeg-producing tree Myristica fragrans ⓘ
order Magnoliales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
seedDispersal animal-dispersed ⓘ
sexualSystem dioecious ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Myristica ⓘ
yearDescribed 1789 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Horsfieldia → parentTaxon → Myristicaceae ⓘ
subject linked to: Horsfieldia (plant genus)
Horsfieldia → family → Myristicaceae ⓘ
subject linked to: Horsfieldia (plant genus)
Magnoliales → containsFamily → Myristicaceae ⓘ
Myristica → family → Myristicaceae ⓘ
Knema → family → Myristicaceae ⓘ