What is Myristica?
{{italictitle}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Myristica_fragrans_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-097.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Myristica fragrans]]'' | taxon = Myristica | authority = [[Jan Frederik Gronovius|Gronov.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = >150 }} '''''Myristica''''' is a genus of plants in the [[Myristicaceae]] family. It has 150+ species, mostly in [[Southeast Asia]], [[Australia]], and the western Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Myristica in Flora of China @ efloras.org|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=121489|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.efloras.org}}</ref> The most well-known species is ''[[Myristica fragrans]]'', which produces [[nutmeg]] and [[Mace (spice)|mace]]. Species are: * ''Myristica alba'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica andamanica'' Hook.f. * ''Myristica arfakensis'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica argentea'' Warb. * ''Myristica atrescens'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica basilanica'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica brachypoda'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica brevistipes'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica buchneriana'' Warb. * ''Myristica byssacea'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica ceylanica'' A.DC. * ''Myristica cinnamomea'' King * ''Myristica coacta'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica colinridsdalei'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica conspersa'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica corticata'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica crassa'' King * ''Myristica dactyloides'' Gaertn. * ''Myristica dasycarpa'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica depressa'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica devogelii'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica elliptica'' Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson * ''Myristica extensa'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica fasciculata'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica filipes'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica fissurata'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica flavovirens'' W.J.de Wilde * ''[[Nutmeg|Myristica fragrans]]'' Houtt. * ''Myristica frugifera'' W.J.de Wilde * ''Myristica gigantea'' King * ''Myristica gillespieana'' A.C.Sm. * ''Myristica globosa'' Warb. * ''Myristica grandifolia'' A.DC. * ''Myristica guadal