Virola carinata
Species of tree
Virola carinata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Myristicaceae |
Genus: | Virola |
Species: | V. carinata |
Binomial name | |
Virola carinata (Benth.) Warb.[1][2][3][4] |
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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Virola_carinata_embryo.jpg/220px-Virola_carinata_embryo.jpg)
See also
- Psychedelic plants
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Virola carinata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Morlhon, Philippe. "Plantes et botanique :: Virola carinata" (in French). www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Plant Name Details for Virola carinata". IPNI. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
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