Virola carinata
| Virola carinata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Virola |
| Species: | V. carinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Virola carinata (Benth.) Warb.[1][2][3][4] | |
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]
Embryo of V. carinata
See also
- Psychedelic plants
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Morlhon, Philippe. "Plantes et botanique :: Virola carinata" (in French (with "Google Translate" option)). www.plantes-botanique.be. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "Plant Name Details for Virola carinata". IPNI. Retrieved October 11, 2009.