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Nutmeg is the spice made by grinding the seed of the fragrant nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) into powder.The spice has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and such beverages as eggnog.
Myristica fragrans, commonly known as the nutmeg tree, is an evergreen species indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. This aromatic tree is economically significant as the primary source of two distinct spices: nutmeg , derived from its seed, and mace , obtained from the seed's aril .
Monodora myristica, the calabash nutmeg or African nutmeg, [1] is a tropical tree of the family Annonaceae or custard apple family of flowering plants. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone in the west to Tanzania. [1] [3] In former times, its seeds were widely sold as an inexpensive nutmeg substitute.
Myristica argentea, Papua nutmeg, Guinea nutmeg, Norse nutmeg or Macassar nutmeg; Myristica fragrans, fragrant nutmeg, the usual source of the spice; Myristica malabarica, Malabar nutmeg, or Bombay nutmeg; Torreya, a genus of conifers also known as nutmeg yew; Montreal melon, sometimes called "nutmeg melon"
The most important products of the family by far are the nutmeg and mace spices, both derived from respectively the seed and aril of Myristica fragrans, a tree native to the Moluccas. A hallucinogenic snuff (containing a derivative of tryptamine ) that is used by certain Amazonian tribes is obtained from the bark of Virola elongata and other ...
Myristica insipida is a small, single-stemmed tree usually growing up to 16 m (52 ft) in height but it may reach 25 m (82 ft) in certain conditions. [5] The trunk is cylindrical and straight, in mature trees it may exceed 30 cm (12 in) DBH.
Myristica is a genus of trees in the family Myristicaceae.There are over 150 species, distributed in Asia and the western Pacific as far as Vanuatu. [2] [3]The type species of the genus, and the most economically important member, is Myristica fragrans (the nutmeg tree), from which mace is also derived.
Myristica argentea is a tree that grows in the primary rain forests of New Guinea, [1] especially in the forest of Fakfak, Kaimana and the surrounding islands in Eastern Indonesia, like Aru Islands. It is occasionally a source of nutmeg , and it (or its seed) is called Macassar nutmeg , Papuan nutmeg , long nutmeg or silver nutmeg .