Virola cuspidata

Virola cuspidata is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.[1] It is a shrub or slender tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall.[2]

Virola cuspidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. cuspidata
Binomial name
Virola cuspidata
Synonyms[1]
  • Myristica cuspidata Benth.
  • Palala cuspidata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Myristica cuspidata var. globifera Spruce ex A.DC.
  • Myristica cuspidata var. rufula A.DC.
  • Myristica longicuspis Spreng. ex Warb.
  • Myristica membranacea Poepp. ex A.DC.
  • Myristica punctata Spruce ex Benth.
  • Myristica uapensis Spruce ex A.DC.
  • Palala membranacea (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Palala punctata (Spruce ex Benth.) Kuntze
  • Palala uapensis (Spruce ex A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Virola cuspidata var. membranacea (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. longicuspis Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. punctata (Spruce ex Benth.) Warb.
  • Virola elongata var. subcordata Warb.

References
  1. "Virola cuspidata (Benth.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. Smith, A. C. (1938). "Virola". Brittonia. 2 (5). Springer Publishing: 468–469. Bibcode:1938Britt...2..453S. doi:10.2307/2804805. JSTOR 2804805.


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