Virola calophylla

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Virola calophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Virola
Species:
V. calophylla
Binomial name
Virola calophylla
(Spruce) Warb.[1]
Synonyms
  • Myristica calophylla[2]
  • Virola incolor[2]

Virola calophylla is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to Central America and South America, namely Panama,

Ucayali Region).[1]

The tree grows 5 to 25 metres (16 to 82 ft) tall and it is found in low altitude evergreen forests.[2] The fruit is ellipsoid to ovoid and subglobular, 19 to 32 millimetres (0.75 to 1.26 in) long and 12 to 20 millimetres (0.47 to 0.79 in) in diameter in groups of 1 to 32.[2]

Virola calophylla contains

dimethyltryptamine and other tryptamines,[3] and in the Orinoco River region, the Witoto and Bora
use it as a snuff.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Virola calophylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d "Plantes et botanique :: Virola calophylla". www.plantes-botanique.be. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  3. PMID 5806312
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