Virola elongata
| Virola elongata | |
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| Virola elongata 1860 Illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Virola |
| Species: | V. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| Virola elongata | |
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Virola elongata is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. The tree is native to Panama, Guyana, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[3][4] It is also found in Suriname.[4] Virola elongata is thin and 7.5–23 m (25–75 ft) tall, sometimes 30 m (98 ft) tall.[4]
The trunk is about 43 cm (17 in) in diameter, cylindrical and has smooth brown and gray bark. The fruit is ellipsoidal to subglobular, 11–20 mm (0.43–0.79 in) long, 10–15 m (33–49 ft) in diameter and comes in groups of 40.[4] The tree is found in evergreen forests and in scrub up to 800 m (2,600 ft) in altitude.[4]
Fruit and seeds
Virola elongata fruit
Virola elongata seeds
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Virola elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T61903350A145670411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61903350A145670411.en. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ^ "Virola elongata (Benth.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ^ "Virola elongata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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"Plantes et botanique :: Virola elongata". www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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