title: Virola peruviana
text: # Virola peruviana
  
  Virola peruviana is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas, Pará), Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It grows to a height of about 35 m (100 ft). The fruit is ellipsoidal, 14–24 mm long and 11–23 mm in diameter, forming groups of about 5 to 15.
  
  ## Varieties
  
  * Virola peruviana var. tomentosa Warb., 1897
  