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Taxon:
Virola sebifera
Aubl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Virola
Family:
Myristicaceae
Nomen number:
41805
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane 904. 1775
Verified:
11/18/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Myristica sebifera
(Aubl.) Sw.
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Reference(s)
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Encarnación, F.
1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú
Note:
Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Killeen, T. J. et al.
1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
Nelson, C. H. N.
2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras
Note:
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
red ucuuba –
Reference(s)
virola-nut –
Reference(s)
French Guiana
yayamadou –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
árvore-de-cera –
Reference(s)
bicuiba –
Reference(s)
bicuiba-vermelha –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Ecuador)
chalviande –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Peru)
cumala –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Acre
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amapá
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Distrito Federal
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Goiás
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Maranhão
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Mato Grosso
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rondônia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Roraima
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
São Paulo
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Tocantins
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
El Beni
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
Pando
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Carchi
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
El Oro
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Esmeraldas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Los Ríos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Morona Santiago
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Napo
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Pastaza
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Pichincha
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Sucumbíos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Zamora Chinchipe
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Huánuco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Madre de Dios
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Pasco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
San Martín
Native
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Acre, Amazonas, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Amapá, Rondônia, Roraima, Distrito Federal, Tocantins]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
[El Beni, Pando],
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Carchi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Zamora Chinchipe, Sucumbíos],
Peru
[Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
wax
for candles and soaps
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Materials
wood
Encarnación, F.
1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú
Note:
Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Name
References