Bicuiba

Bicuiba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Bicuiba
W.J.de Wilde
Species: B. oleifera
Binomial name
Bicuiba oleifera
(Schott) W.J.de Wilde
Synonyms[1]
  • Myristica oleifera Schott
  • Virola oleifera (Schott) A.C. Sm.

Bicuiba is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. The only species is Bicuiba oleifera, which is endemic to southeastern Brazil. It grows in the forests of the Atlantic coast.[2]

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2015
  2. de Wilde, W. J. J. O. 1998. Bicuiba oleifera. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 23 July 2013.
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