Myristicaceae FAMILY
Virola gardneri
Virola gardneri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Virola gardneri is an evergreen tree with a small crown; it can grow from 15 - 35 metres tall. The straight bole is 70 - 110cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber, which is of low value and only used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.
HabitatMoist primary rainforest and coastal broadleaf forests, usually on well-drained soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].