Virola elongata

Virola elongata
Virola elongata 1860 Illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. elongata
Binomial name
Virola elongata
Synonyms[2]
  • Myristica elongata Benth. (1853)
  • Palala elongata (Benth.) Kuntze

Virola elongata is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. The tree is native to Panama, Guyana, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[3][4] It is also found in Suriname.[4] Virola elongata is thin and 7.5–23 m (25–75 ft) tall, sometimes 30 m (98 ft) tall.[4]

The trunk is about 43 cm (17 in) in diameter, cylindrical and has smooth brown and gray bark. The fruit is ellipsoidal to subglobular, 11–20 mm (0.43–0.79 in) long, 10–15 m (33–49 ft) in diameter and comes in groups of 40.[4] The tree is found in evergreen forests and in scrub up to 800 m (2,600 ft) in altitude.[4]

Fruit and seeds

Virola elongata fruit
Virola elongata seeds

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Virola elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T61903350A145670411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61903350A145670411.en. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Virola elongata (Benth.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Virola elongata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Plantes et botanique :: Virola elongata". www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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