Called “nutmeg family” in GBIF
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.
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Camera traps in French Guiana's forests found that human disturbance doesn't reduce the number of fruit-eating animal species, but it does change who shows up where: ground-dwelling animals like peccaries decline near disturbed, hunted areas while tree-dwelling animals like kinkajous increase.
