Virola rufula

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Virola rufula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species: V. rufula
Binomial name
Virola rufula
Warb.[1]

Virola rufula is a species of tree in the Myristicaceae family.

The tree contains alkaloids in its bark, leaves and roots. 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine makes up 95% of the alkaloids.[2] There is about 0.190% 5-MeO-DMT in bark, 0.135% 5-MeO-DMT in root, and 0.092% dimethyltryptamine in the leaves.

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