Virola calophylla
| Virola calophylla | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Virola |
| Species: | V. calophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Virola calophylla | |
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Virola calophylla is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to South America, namely Guyana, Suriname, northern and west-central Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia (Department of Amazonas, Department of Vaupés), Ecuador (Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbios) and Peru (Amazonas Region, Loreto Region, Madre de Dios Region, Puno Region, Ucayali Region).[2][3]
The tree grows 5 to 25 metres (16 to 82 ft) tall and it is found in low elevation evergreen forests.[4] The fruit is ellipsoid to ovoid and subglobular, 19 to 32 millimetres (0.75 to 1.26 in) long and 12 to 20 millimetres (0.47 to 0.79 in) in diameter in groups of 1 to 32.[4]
Virola calophylla contains dimethyltryptamine and other tryptamines,[5] and in the Orinoco River region, the Witoto and Bora use it as a snuff.
See also
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Virola calophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T145692086A145692088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145692086A145692088.en. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Virola calophylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- 1 2 "Virola calophylla (Spruce) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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"Plantes et botanique :: Virola calophylla". www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Agurell, S; Holmstedt, B; Lindgren, JE; Schultes, RE (1969). "Alkaloids in certain species of Virola and other South American plants of ethnopharmacologic interest". Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 23 (3): 903–16. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-0903. PMID 5806312.