Virola calophylla (Spruce) Warb.

  • Filed As

    Myristicaceae
    Virola calophylla (Spruce) Warb.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 8647, 25 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Distrito Agropecuário, Reserva 1501 ("km 41") of the WWF/INPA MCS Project.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m tall, 13.5 cm dbh. Bole cylindrical, Not buttressed. Outer bark scaly, dark brown, soft; inner bark hard, fibrous, light yellow-brown turning dark brown after a few moments. Sapwood yellowish-white. Exudate a slightly sticky brownish-orange sap appearing as droplets on slash. Fruits brownish.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    N.V. ucuuba. Photos

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02713659

    Occurrence ID: 3f3574af-45a1-4a08-8ac6-776bb2cc3b27

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Distrito Agropecuário, Reserva 1501 ("km 41") of the WWF/INPA MCS Project.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 - 125 m. (164 - 410 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.41625, -59.7458

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

4A
Plants of BRAZIL
No* 86*7	Hyristicaceae
Virola calophylla Warb.
det. W.A. Rodrigues, 1990
Aaazonas: Distrito Agropecuario, Reserva 1501 (‘kii 41*1 of the WF/INPA
HCS Project 02*24!26 -02 25’31'S, 59‘43'40“>59'45. Non-flooded
Boist forest, ca. 50-125 n elev, . .
Tree 15 n tall, 13.5 c» dbh. Bole cylindrical, Not buttressed. Outer
bark scaly, dark brown, soft; inner bark hard, fibrous, light
yellow-brown turning dark brown after a few nonents. Sapwood
yellowish-white. Exudate a slightly sticky brownish-orange sap
0271365	appearing as droplets on slash. Fruits brownish. N.V. ucuuba. Photos.
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B Boob, H. Pacheco, E. Palheta & S. de Souza 25 Nov 1988
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Garden	Funded by the World »name Fund-U.S.