Myristica
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Myristica

mace
nutmeg

Hierarchical position of the Genus Myristica

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Magnoliopsida Brongn.
pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xxvi, 95. 12 Aug 1843.
common name: Dicots
  
   Subclassis  Magnoliidae Nov�k ex Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 51. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   SuperOrdo  Magnolianae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 51. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Myristicales Thom�
pub. Lehrb. Bot., ed. 5: 254, 267. 1877.
  
   Familia  Myristicaceae R. Br.
pub. Prodr.: 399. 27 Mar 1810.
  
   Genus  Myristica Gronov.
pub. (1755)
common name: nutmeg
  

Named members of the Genus Myristica

1
   Species  fragrans Houtt.
common name: nutmeg, mace, rou dou kou  (Chinese)
  
2
   Species  officinalis L. f.
syn. Myristica fragrans

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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