Virola elongata

Family: Myristicaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 25 m tall. Small branches are hairy. The leaves are 7-32 cm long by 2-11 cm wide. There are many flowers in a group. The flowering groups are 4-18 cm long by 3-15 cm wide. There are 5-40 fruit on the flowering groups.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, South America (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Anya wapa, Arin, Baneyawawe, Chipiri shashafacco, Come mono, Gonwemo, Gowe, Intindi cuna, Isla wapa, Kalun, Pojeca, Pukuna wapa, Sangre de tora, Tsanpisu intindi cuna, Tsanpisu shashafacco

Synonyms

Myristica cuspidata Benth.; Virola cuspidata Warb.; and several others Virola theiodora