
Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria discolor
Guatteria discolor
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Guatteria+discolor>
Pollinators
Beetles
References
- [1]Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia. — Boom B.M. · The New York Botanical Garden; New York. · 1996 · ISBN 0-89327-413-5 ↩︎A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
- [2]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.
- [3]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region