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Myristicaceae
| Description | The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, Myristica fragrans, the source of the spices nutmeg and mace. The best known genera are Myristica in Asia and Virola in the Neotropics. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myristicaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Myristicaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Myristicaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Myristicaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Prodr.: 399. 27 Mar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Nutmeg Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myristicaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bicuiba genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brochoneura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cephalosphaera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelocaryon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Compsoneura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Doyleanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Endocomia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gymnacranthera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haematodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Horsfieldia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iryanthera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Knema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mauloutchia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myristica genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Myristicacarpum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Myristicoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osteophloeum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otoba genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paramyristica genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pycnanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scyphocephalium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scyphocephalum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Staudtia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Virola genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1810 | Myristicaceae Brown |
| 1993 | Myristicaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Myristicaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Myristicaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
