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Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria caribaea

Guatteria caribaea

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

The fragrant flowers are highly aromatic[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Guatteria+caribaea>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae) — Maas P.J.M et al · 2015 · http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341 ↩︎A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Second Volume. — Little E.L.; Woodbury R.O.;Wadsworth F.H. · USDA, Forest Service; Washington. · 1974 ↩︎Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 500 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
  3. [3]Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledoneae — Nicolson D.H.; et al · Smithsonian Institute Press; Washington · 1991 · http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/ · ISBN 90-10415 ↩︎A terse but very useful flora with a somewhat limited botanical description plus range, habitat and some uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.