Virola surinamensis

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Virola surinamensis, known commonly as baboonwood and chalviande, 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. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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  1. (c) Feroze Omardeen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/sucriertt/15694060661/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virola_surinamensis

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