Guatteria scytophylla
Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria scytophylla

Guatteria scytophylla

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[1].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Beetles

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]Woods of Northeastern Peru — Williams L. · Field Museum Press; Chicago. · 1936 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
  3. [3]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.