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Virola sebifera (virola)

Wikipedia Abstract

Virola sebifera,also known as Myristica sebifera, common names Ucuúba-do-Cerrado and red ucuuba, is a type of tree from the family Myristicaceae, from Central America and South America. It is found in evergreen forests and savannas up to about 1400 m in altitude.
View Wikipedia Record: Virola sebifera

Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  480 lbf (218 kgf) Very Soft
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Structure [1]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Arenal National Park II 30025 Costa Rica  
Barbilla National Park II 29582 Costa Rica  
Carara National Park II 12983 Costa Rica  
Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve VI 921676 Ecuador  
Corcovado National Park 115845 Costa Rica  
Guanacaste National Park II 85819 Costa Rica  
Manuel Antonio National Park II 21625 Costa Rica  
Megantoni National Sanctuary 536005 Cusco, Peru  
Piedras Blancas National Park II 34735 Costa Rica  
Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone   Peru        

Predators

Ateles geoffroyi (Central American spider monkey)[3]
Baryphthengus martii (Rufous Motmot)[4]
Elbella polyzona[5]
Pteroglossus torquatus (Collared Aracari)[4]
Ramphastos sulfuratus (Keel-billed Toucan)[4]
Ramphastos swainsonii (Chestnut-mandibled Toucan)[4]
Ramphastos toco (Toco Toucan)[6]
Selenaspidus articulatus (rufous scale)[7]
Tityra semifasciata (Masked Tityra)[4]
Trogon massena (Slaty-tailed Trogon)[4]

Distribution

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Skinner M.W., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 3The sugar composition of fruits in the diet of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in tropical humid forest in Costa Rica, Pablo Riba-Hernández, Kathryn E. Stoner and Peter W. Lucas, Journal of Tropical Ecology (2003) 19:709–716 ♦ 4DISPERSAL OF A NEOTROPICAL NUTMEG (VIROLA SEBIFERA) BY BIRDS, HENRY F. HOWE, The Auk 98: 88-98. January1981 ♦ 5HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 6TOCO TOUCAN FEEDING ECOLOGY AND LOCAL ABUNDANCE IN A HABITAT MOSAIC IN THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO, José Ragusa-Netto, ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL 19: 345–359, 2008 ♦ 7Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
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