Virola carinata

Virola carinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. carinata
Binomial name
Virola carinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Myristica carinata Spruce ex Benth.
  • Palala carinata (Spruce ex Benth.) Kuntze
  • Virola venosa var. martii Warb.

Virola carinata is a New World, tropical evergreen tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to Bolivia, northern and west-central Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.[1] It grows to a height of about 30m and its fruit is subglobular, 16–20 mm long and 17–19 mm in diameter, found in groups of 4 to 12.[4]

Embryo of V. carinata

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Virola carinata (Spruce ex Benth.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ This binomial authority comes from Plants of the World Online and IPNI; however the references for ARS-GRIN.gov and plantes-botanique.be credit the authorities as "(Benth.) Warb." and "Warb.", respectively.
  3. ↑ "Virola carinata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Morlhon, Philippe. "Plantes et botanique :: Virola carinata" (in French). www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Virola carinata". IPNI. Retrieved October 11, 2009.