Biology:Virola venosa

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Short description: Species of tree

Virola venosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. venosa
Binomial name
Virola venosa
(Benth.) Warb.
Synonyms[2]
  • Myristica venosa Benth. (1853)
  • Myristica venosa var. poeppigii A.DC.
  • Palala venosa (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Virola venosa var. poeppigii (A.DC.) E.F.Warb.

Virola venosa is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, and northern and west-central Brazil[2] (including Amapá, Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia).[3] It grows 5–30 m (16–98 ft) tall.[3]

The fruits are ellipsoidal to subglobular, 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in) long and 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in) in diameter.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7934865 entry