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Virola is a genus of medium-sized rainforest trees in the nutmeg family (Myristicaceae), native to the tropical Americas from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Commonly grown members are rarely cultivated outside botanic gardens or large tropical landscapes, and they need warm, humid, shaded or partly shaded conditions to thrive.
Virola is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. It includes medium-sized trees native to rainforests of the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Species are known commonly as epená, patricá, or cumala. They have glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and may emit a pungent odor.
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