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    Virola is a genus of medium-sized trees native to South American rainforests. Species are known for their glossy dark green leaves, clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and sometimes pungent odor. Several Virola species have traditionally been used to create hallucinogenic snuff powders. Chemical analysis has shown that some Virola species contain compounds with antifungal properties. There are approximately 67 currently recognized Virola species.

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    Virola is a genus of medium-sized trees native to South American rainforests. Species are known for their glossy dark green leaves, clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and sometimes pungent odor. Several Virola species have traditionally been used to create hallucinogenic snuff powders. Chemical analysis has shown that some Virola species contain compounds with antifungal properties. There are approximately 67 currently recognized Virola species.

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    Virola is a genus of medium-sized trees native to South American rainforests. Species are known for their glossy dark green leaves, clusters of tiny yellow flowers, and sometimes pungent odor. Several Virola species have traditionally been used to create hallucinogenic snuff powders. Chemical analysis has shown that some Virola species contain compounds with antifungal properties. There are approximately 67 currently recognized Virola species.

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    Virola

    Virola
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Virola is a genus of medium-sized trees native to the South
    American rainforest and closely related to other Myristicaceae, such
    as nutmeg. Species are known commonly as epen, patric, or cumala.
    They have glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers,
    and may emit a pungent odor.

    Traditional use
    Virola elongata Illustration 1860

    Several species of this genus have been used to create


    hallucinogenic snuff powders. Scientific classification

    Chemical constituents Kingdom: Plantae


    The tops of Virola oleifera have been shown to produce lignan-7-ols
    and verrucosin that have antifungal action regarding Cladosporium
    sphaerospermum in doses as low as 25 micrograms. Lignan-7-ols (unranked): Angiosperms
    oleiferin-B and oleiferin-G worked for Cladosporium
    cladosporioides starting as low as 10 micrograms.
    (unranked): Magnoliids

    Species
    Order: Magnoliales
    About 67 species, including:

    Virola aequatorialis Family: Myristicaceae


    Virola albidiflora
    Virola araujovii
    Virola atopa Genus: Virola
    Virola bicuhyba Aubl.
    Virola boliviensis
    Virola brachycarpa
    Virola caducifolia Species
    Virola calophylla (Spruce) Warb.,
    Virola calophylloidea
    About 67 species, see text.
    Virola carinata
    Virola coelhoi
    Virola crebrinervia
    Virola cuspidata
    Virola decorticans
    Virola divergens
    Virola dixonii
    Virola duckei
    Virola elliptica
    Virola elongata (syn. V. theodora)
    Virola flexuosa
    Virola gardneri
    Virola glaziovii
    Virola glycycarpa Virola officinalis
    Virola guatemalensis Virola oleifera
    Virola guggnheimii Virola panamensis
    Virola incolor Virola papillosa
    Virola koschnyi Virola parvifolia
    Virola kukachkana Virola pavonis
    Virola kwatae Virola peruviana
    Virola laevigata Virola polyneura
    Virola lepidota Virola reidii
    Virola lieneana Virola rufula
    Virola lorentensia (or V. loretensis) Virola rugulosa
    Virola macrantha Virola schultesii
    Virola macrocarpa A.C. Sm. Virola schwackei
    Virola malmei Virola sebifera
    Virola megacarpa A.H. Gentry Virola sessilis
    Virola melinonii Virola steyermarkii
    Virola merendonis Virola subsessilis
    Virola michelii Heckel, Virola surinamensis (Rol. ex
    Virola micrantha Rottb. ) Warb.,
    Virola minutiflora Virola theiodora
    Virola mocoa Virola urbaniana
    Virola mollissima Virola venezuelensis
    Virola multicostata Ducke Virola venosa (Benth.) Warb.
    Virola multiflora (Standl. ) A. C. Sm., Virola villosa
    Virola multinervia Virola warburgli
    Virola mycetis Virola weberbaueri
    Virola nobilis
    Virola obovata

    Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virola

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