Myristicaceae
Baboonwood
Virola surinamensis
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- Genus
- Virola
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 刺莖肉荳蔻
- Dutch
- Baboen
- English
- Baboonwood
- Persian
- ویرلا سورینامنیسیس
- Portuguese
- Ucuuba, Ucuúba
- Romanian
- Arbore de unt
- Spanish
- Chalviande
- srn
- Babun-udu
Synonyms
- Myristica americana Rol. ex Rottb.
- Myristica fatua Sw.
- Myristica gracilis A.DC.
- Myristica sebifera var. longifolia Lam.
- Myristica surinamensis Rol. ex Rottb.
- Palala gracilis (A.DC.) Kuntze
- Palala surinamensis (Rol. ex Rottb.) Kuntze
- Virola carinata var. gracilis (A.DC.) Warb.
- Virola glaziovii Warb.
- Virola glaziovii var. latifolia Malme
Photos
Photo: Feroze Omardeen, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.