Virola surinamensis FRESH SEEDS - MuruWasi seedhouse

  FRESH SEEDS OF VIROLA SURINAMENSIS 

We are very happy and proud to be able in offer FRESH Virola surinamensis seeds, this is a spirit plant used in rain forest Amazon as a sacred medicine, native of Brazil, Venezuela,Suriname,Peru and the Guianes this tree is also a source for natural bio diesel, as well the famous Ucuuba butter, a fine ingredient for first grade bio cosmetics, with many benefits for the skin and the body.

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5 SEEDS : 20 USD + SHIPPING 

Due the size, seeds are sent in small boxes, by express mail or registered mail. Fresh seeds from Pucallpa, Amazon Peru

REFERENCE: WIKIPEDIA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virola_surinamensis

Virola surinamensis, known commonly as baboonwood, ucuuba, ucuhuba and chalviande,^[1] 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.^[3] 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.

Virola surinamensis grows 25–40 m (82–131 ft) tall.^[3] The leaves are 10–22 cm (3.9–8.7 in) long and 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) wide.^[3] The fruits are ellipsoidal to subglobular, measuring about 13–21 mm (0.51–0.83 in) long and 11–18 mm (0.43–0.71 in) in diameter.^[3]

Uses[edit]

The tree is harvested for its wood.^[3] It is also a source of traditional medicinal remedies for intestinal worms.^[3] The Amazon Indians Waiãpiliving in the West of Amapá State of Brazil, treat malaria with an inhalation of vapor obtained from leaves of Viola surinamensis.^[4]

Ucuhuba seed oil is the oil extracted from the seed. It contains 13% lauric acid, 69% myristic acid, 7% palmitic acid, and traces of oleic acidand linoleic acid.^[5] Myristic and lauric acids comprised 91.3 mole % of the total fatty acids. Additional saturated fatty acids such as decanoic acid and stearic acid are minor components.^[6]