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 that are valued in the timber industry. They
Fruit of the poisonous tree Fruit of the poisonous tree Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source (the "tree") of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the "fruit") from it is tainted as well. The doctrine underlying the name was first described in "Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States", 251 U.S. 385 (1920). The term's first use was by Justice Felix Frankfurter in "Nardone v. United States" (1939). Such evidence is not generally admissible in court. For