Bicuiba

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Bicuiba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Bicuiba
W.J.de Wilde
Species:
B. oleifera
Binomial name
Bicuiba oleifera
Synonyms [2]
  • Myristica oleiferaSchott
  • 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. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 1 October 2015
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