Myristicaceae
Virola
Virola sebifera
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Genus
- Virola
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- فيرولا سيبيفيرا
- English
- Virola
- German
- Talgmuskatnussbaum
- Persian
- ویرلا سبیفرا
Synonyms
- Knema sebifera (Aubl.) Peterm.
- Myristica cordifolia Mart. ex A.DC.
- Myristica mocoa Poepp. ex A.DC.
- Myristica panamensis Hemsl.
- Myristica sebifera (Aubl.) Sw.
- Myristica sebifera var. cordifolia A.DC.
- Myristica sebifera var. curvinervia A.DC.
- Myristica virola Raeusch.
- Palala mocoa (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Kuntze
- Palala panamensis (Hemsl.) Kuntze
- Palala sebifera (Aubl.) Kuntze
- Virola boliviensis Warb.
- Virola mocoa (Poepp. ex A.DC.) Warb.
- Virola mycetis Pulle
- Virola panamensis (Hemsl.) Warb.
- Virola peruviana var. tomentosa Warb.
- Virola sebifera var. curvinervia Warb.
- Virola venezuelensis Warb.
- Virola warburgii Pittier
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.