Myristica is a genus of trees in the family Myristicaceae. There are about 150 species distributed in Asia and the western Pacific. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, the main source of the spices nutmeg and mace.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0