Mace
Botanical: Myristica fragrans (HONK.)
Family: N.O. Myristicaceae
---Synonyms---Arillus Myristicae. Myristica officinalis. Myristica moschata. Macis. Muscadier.
---Part Used---The dried arillus of the fruit or nutmeg.
---Habitat---Moluccas and Bandy Islands, New Guinea, West Indies, etc.
---Names in International Languages---
Spanish : NuezMoscada
French : Muscade
Swedish : Muskot
German : Muskatnuss
Arabic : Basbasa
Dutch : Notemuskaat
Italian : NoceMoscata
Portuguese : Noz-Moscada
Russian : Oryekh Muskatny
Japanese : Nikuzuku
---History---The name is derived from a mediaeval word for 'nut,' meaning 'suitable for an ointment.' The tree is a small evergreen, not more than 40 feet in height, with smooth, greyish-brown bark, green on the younger branches. The alternate leaves are oblong-ovate, acute, entire, smooth, and dark-green. The flowers are ver