Virola
Virola is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. It includes medium-sized trees native to rainforests of the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Species are known commonly as epená, patricá, or cumala. They have glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and may emit a pungent odor.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first
virola nut
speciesVirola sebifera
Virola surinamensis
speciesVirola surinamensis
Virola bicuhyba
speciesVirola bicuhyba
Virola koschnyi
speciesVirola koschnyi
Virola gardneri
speciesVirola gardneri
Virola nobilis
speciesVirola nobilis
Virola chrysocarpa
speciesVirola chrysocarpa
Virola laevigata
speciesVirola laevigata
Virola elongata
speciesVirola elongata
Virola michelii
speciesVirola michelii
Virola flexuosa
speciesVirola flexuosa
Virola kwatae
speciesVirola kwatae
Virola multiflora
speciesVirola multiflora
Virola pavonis
speciesVirola pavonis
Virola calophylla
speciesVirola calophylla
Virola allenii
speciesVirola allenii
Virola multinervia
speciesVirola multinervia
Virola multicostata
speciesVirola multicostata
Virola guatemalensis
speciesVirola guatemalensis
Virola duckei
speciesVirola duckei
Virola macrocarpa
speciesVirola macrocarpa
Virola fosteri
speciesVirola fosteri
Virola montana
speciesVirola montana
Virola dixonii
speciesVirola dixonii
Virola caducifolia
speciesVirola caducifolia
Virola parvifolia
speciesVirola parvifolia
Virola carinata
speciesVirola carinata
Virola urbaniana
speciesVirola urbaniana
Virola calophylloidea
speciesVirola calophylloidea
Virola reidii
speciesVirola reidii
Virola megacarpa
speciesVirola megacarpa
Virola sessilis
speciesVirola sessilis
Virola theiodora
speciesVirola theiodora
Virola subsessilis
speciesVirola subsessilis
Virola albidiflora
speciesVirola albidiflora
Virola decorticans
speciesVirola decorticans
Virola divergens
speciesVirola divergens
Virola officinalis
speciesVirola officinalis
Virola coelhoi
speciesVirola coelhoi
Virola rugulosa
speciesVirola rugulosa
Virola aequatorialis
speciesVirola aequatorialis
Virola guggenheimii
speciesVirola guggenheimii
Virola crebrinervia
speciesVirola crebrinervia
Virola malmei
speciesVirola malmei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 182222.