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''Virola surinamensis'', known commonly as baboonwood, ucuuba, ucuhuba and ''chalviande'',Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996). 1998
''Virola surinamensis''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015. is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has also been naturalized in the Caribbean. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Although the species is listed as threatened due to habitat loss by the IUCN Red List, IUCN, it is a common tree species found throughout Central and South America. ''Virola surinamensis'' grows tall. The leaves are long and wide. The fruits are ellipsoidal to subglobular, measuring about long and in diameter.
''Virola surinamensis''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015. is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has also been naturalized in the Caribbean. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Although the species is listed as threatened due to habitat loss by the IUCN Red List, IUCN, it is a common tree species found throughout Central and South America. ''Virola surinamensis'' grows tall. The leaves are long and wide. The fruits are ellipsoidal to subglobular, measuring about long and in diameter.
Uses
The tree is harvested for its wood. It is also a source of traditional medicinal remedies for intestinal worms. The Amazon Indians Wayampi people, Waiãpi living in the West of Amapá State of Brazil, treat malaria with an inhalation of vapor obtained from leaves of ''Viola surinamensis''.Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 67, Issue 3, 30 November 1999, Pages 313-319Ucuhuba seed oil
Ucuhuba seed oil is the oil extracted from the seed. It contains 13% lauric acid, 69% myristic acid, 7% palmitic acid, and traces of oleic acid and linoleic acid.Gunstone, F.D ''et al.'' (2007). ''The Lipid Handbook with CD-ROM'', Boca Raton: CRC Press. , p. 86 Myristic and lauric acids comprised 91.3 mole % of the total fatty acids. Additional saturated fatty acids such as decanoic acid and stearic acid are minor components.Ucuhuba butter
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4748142 Virola, surinamensis Endangered plants Trees of Brazil Trees of Costa Rica Trees of Ecuador Trees of northern South America Trees of Panama Trees of Peru Taxonomy articles created by Polbot