
Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria scandens
Guatteria scandens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Climber
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+scandens>
Pollinators
Beetles
References
- [1]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
- [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]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
- [4]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.