Myristicaceae southern England is the earliest record of Myristicaceae. Myristicaceae 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. The family consists of about 21 genera with about 520 species of trees, shrubs and rarely lianas ("Pycnanthus") found in tropical forests across the world. Most of the species are large trees
A City is Not a Tree environment and related fields". A City is Not a Tree A City is Not a Tree is a widely cited 1965 essay (later published as a book) by the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander, first published in the journal "Architectural Forum", and re-published many times since. In 2015 the essay was published as a book including new exegesis commentaries on the original essay from other architects, engineers and physicists. "A City is Not a Tree" has been widely described as a landmark text, and the Resource for Urban Design Information calls it "one of the classic references in the