Virola surinamensis

Virola surinamensis

Virola surinamensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Magnoliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species: Virola surinamensis

Name

Virola surinamensis (Rol. ex Rottb.) Warb., 1897

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myristica surinamensis Rol. ex Rottb. in Descr. Rar. Pl. Surin.: 13 (1776)
  • Palala surinamensis (Rol. ex Rottb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 568 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Myristica americana Rol. ex Rottb. in Descr. Rar. Pl. Surin.: 13 (1776), pro syn.
  • Myristica fatua Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 96 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Myristica gracilis A.DC. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 4: 21 (1855)
  • Myristica sebifera var. longifolia Lam. in Encycl. 4: 391 (1797)
  • Palala gracilis (A.DC.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 567 (1891)
  • Virola carinata var. gracilis (A.DC.) Warb. in Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 223 (1897)
  • Virola glaziovii Warb. in Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 219 (1897)
  • Virola glaziovii var. latifolia Malme in Ark. Bot. 26A(9): 29 (1934)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Warb., 1897 Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher 68:208.

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Virola surinamensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Virola surinamensis. Published online. Accessed: April 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Virola surinamensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Virola surinamensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 April 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Virola surinamensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Virola surinamensis (Rol.) Warb.  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Baboonwood
español: Chalviande
فارسی: ویرلا سورینامنیسیس
Nederlands: Baboen
中文: 刺莖肉荳蔻

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