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Virola cuspidata

Virola cuspidata is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.[1] It is a shrub or slender tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall.[2]

Virola cuspidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. cuspidata
Binomial name
Virola cuspidata
Synonyms[1]
  • Myristica cuspidata Benth.
  • Palala cuspidata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Myristica cuspidata var. globifera Spruce ex A.DC.
  • Myristica cuspidata var. rufula A.DC.
  • Myristica longicuspis Spreng. ex Warb.
  • Myristica membranacea Poepp. ex A.DC.
  • Myristica punctata Spruce ex Benth.
  • Myristica uapensis Spruce ex A.DC.
  • Palala membranacea (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Palala punctata (Spruce ex Benth.) Kuntze
  • Palala uapensis (Spruce ex A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Virola cuspidata var. membranacea (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. longicuspis Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. punctata (Spruce ex Benth.) Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. subcordata Warb.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Virola cuspidata (Benth.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, A. C. (1938). "Virola". Brittonia. 2 (5). Springer Publishing: 468–469. Bibcode:1938Britt...2..453S. doi:10.2307/2804805. JSTOR 2804805.


 

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