Virola carinata
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Virola carinata is a New World, tropical evergreen tree in the Myristicaceae family 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]
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See also
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.
- ^ GRIN. "Virola carinata information from ARS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 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.