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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. It is a shrub or slender tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall.

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Virola cuspidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. cuspidata
Binomial name
Virola cuspidata
Synonyms1
  • 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.

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

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