Virola surinamensis

Virola surinamensis

taxobox
status = EN
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Magnoliales
familia = Myristicaceae
genus = "Virola"
species = "V. surinamensis"
binomial = "Virola surinamensis"
binomial_authority = (Rol. "ex" Rottb.) Warb. [cite web
url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?41806
title=Virola surinamensis information from NPGS/GRIN
publisher=www.ars-grin.gov
accessdate=2008-04-04
last=
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synonyms = *"Myristica surinamensis"cite web
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] Rol. "ex" Rottb.
*"Myristica fatua"
*"Palala surinamensis"
*"Virola glaziovii fatua"
*"Palala surinamensis"
*"Virola glaziovii"|

"Virola surinamensis" (also called Baboonwood) is a species of plant in the Myristicaceae family. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has also been naturalized in the Caribbean. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

"Virola surinamensis" grows 25-40 m tall. The leaves are 10-22 cm long and 2-5 cm wide. The fruits are ellipsoidal to subglobular, measuring about 13-21 mm long and 11-18 mm in diameter.

The tree has good wood and it is used industrially because of this. Medicinally the tree is used to treat worms of the intestine.

ee also

*Psychedelic plants

References

* Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33959/all "Virola surinamensis"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 August 2007.


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