Eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for a Neotropical nutmeg, Virola flexuosa (Myristicaceae)

Eight highly polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for Virola flexuosa from a (CA)n‐enriched genomic library for population and seed dispersal studies in eastern Ecuador. Loci show a high level of variation with the number of alleles ranging from 13 to 27. Observed and expected heterozygosities were from 0.313 to 0.896 and 0.552 to 0.937, respectively. The high levels of polymorphism and exclusionary power of the developed markers will likely prove very useful in direct measurement of seed dispersal.