Virola bicuhyba Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Virola

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. The fruit is a capsule 3.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The aril of layer around the seeds is red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense primary rainforest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Virola bicuhyba world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:586548-1
WFO ID wfo-0000418518
COL ID 5BK48
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Palala bicuhyba Myristica bicuhyba Virola araujovii Virola bicuhyba Virola bicuhyba var. schenckii