Myristicaceae FAMILY

Virola loretensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Virola loretensis is a tree with an open or pyramidal crown growing 6 - 11 metres tall. The moderately straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for up to 5 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild and used locally as a food, soap substitute and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Colombia.

HabitatDense, primary rainforest in lowland areas that are not subject to seasonal inundation[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].