Virola carinata

Virola carinata is a New World, tropical evergreen tree in the family Myristicaceae that is indigenous to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil (Amazonas and Rondônia). 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.[3]

Embryo of V. carinata

Virola carinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. carinata
Binomial name
Virola carinata

See also

References

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


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