Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria duckeana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria duckeana is an evergreen tree that can grow from 6 - 15 metres tall. The slender bole is rarely more than 7cm in diameter[ 558 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University, Boston. Year 1984 - 1986 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Colombia.

HabitatNon-inundated, primary or secondary terra firme forest, one collection from campinarana vegetation, growing on sandy soil; at elevations around sea level[ 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. ].