Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria pittieri
Guatteria pittieri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Guatteria pittieri is an evergreen tree, occasionally only a shrub, growing from 3 - 22 metres tall. The bole can be 3 - 40cm in diameter[ 1028 Title Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea Vol. 60 1 - 219 Author Maas P.J.M et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341 Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia.
HabitatMontane, premontane or lowland (sometimes disturbed) forest, along margins of creeks or rivers, slopes and roadsides, on reddish yellow or yellowish grey, clayey loam; at elevations up to 1,900 metres[ 1028 Title Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea Vol. 60 1 - 219 Author Maas P.J.M et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341 Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].