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Myristicacece. or Nutmeg Family . — An order of apetalous trees 
comprising the single genus Myristica, of about 80 species. 
Myristica . — A large tropical genus of fragrant, apetalous trees — • 
the nulmegs — coextensive with the nutmeg family, having alternate, 
Fig. 144 . — Jateorhiza palmala — Portion of vine. Note tendril for winding 
about a support as this plant climbs. (Sayre.) 
entire, often punctate leaves, small dioecious regular flowers, and a 
succulent, two-valved, one-celled fruit with a solitary seed, usually 
covered by a fleshy arillus. 
M. fragrans, a handsome tree, 20 to 30 feet high, of the Malay 
archipelago, supplies the nutmegs and mace of commerce. 
