oil-producing plant ucuhuba plant Virola surinamensis (Rol. ex Rottb.) Warb. 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. Damion Dooley barak ucuhuba virola sebifera virola surinamensis ready for release