Nutmeg, from the tree genus Myristica, with mace covering the seed, in palm of a man's hand, Grenada, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fruit of Myristica fragrans tree containing a brown seed, nutmeg, covered by a red aril, source of spice too, called mace, Kumily, Kerala state, South India, Asia

Nutmeg fruit at Kizimban Farms, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Fruit of Myristica fragrans tree containing a brown seed, nutmeg, covered by a red aril, source of spice too, called mace, Kumily, Kerala state, South India, Asia

Nutmeg seeds and mace, the aril (the seed covering) laid out to dry, aromatic spices and major crops of the area, Ulu, Siau Island, Sangihe Archipelago, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of a woman separating mace from nutmegs, Banda, Maluku, Spice Islands, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Male and female nutmegs, rind split open to reveal mace wrapped round nutmegs inside, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Zulu Chief in his Simunye village, South Africa, Africa

A woman separating nutmeg nuts and mace from nutmeg fruits, Banda, Maluku, Spice Islands, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grenadian farmer holding fruit containing the seed of nutmeg, with red covering of mace, Grenada, West Indies, Central America

Nutmeg (myristica fragrans) ripe fruit covered in mace, trinidad

Monument, Smith of Kochel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Day hikers at the Cathedral Rock vortex in Sedona, Arizona May 2011. Easy 1.5-mile hike leads to the saddle between The Mace and The Cathedral giving views to all of Sedona's monuments.

Ripe open yellow nutmeg fruit growing on a tree revealing the red mace over the nutmeg nut, Grenada, West Indies, Central America

Ripe open and ready to harvest nutmeg fruit growing on a tree showing the nutmeg inside coverred with red mace, Caribbean

Mace - Grogos Island Maluku Indonesia