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Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia lepidota

Duguetia lepidota

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia lepidota is a tree (occasionally more shrub-like) growing around 7 - 30 metres tall, though mainly within the range 10 - 20 metres. The trunk can be 15 - 70cm in diameter[ 2108 Title Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88) Publication Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 2003 ISBN 9780893274511 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. Duguetia lepidota has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam
HabitatPrimary, non-inundated forest; at elevations from sea level to 600 metres[ 2108 Title Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88) Publication Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 2003 ISBN 9780893274511 Description ].