Scientific Name | Status | Listing Date | Range | |
1. | Virola megacarpa | EN-IUCN | 1998 | Panama |
2. | Virola parvifolia | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Brazil |
3. | Virola surinamensis | EN-IUCN | 1998 | Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
Virola megacarpa |
Virola parvifolia |
Virola surinamensis |
Baboonwood |
Facts Summary:
Virola is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
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