what family does  nutmeg belong to
The name allspice refers to the flavor of the berries, which resemble a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Allspice (Pimenta dioica), a Central American spice tree. The dried berries have the flavor of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. See Assorted Sweet Chile Peppers Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) are native to the Spice Islands of the East Indies and belong to the same family as allspice, the Myrtaceae.
The common or fragrant nutmeg, Myristica fragrans, is native to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas, Indonesia. It is also cultivated on Penang Island in Malaysia, in the Caribbean, especially in Grenada, and in Kerala, a state in southern India.