Annonaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Guatteria grandiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria anomala is an evergreen tree; it can grow from 6 - 60 metres tall. The deeply fluted bole can be up to 170cm in diameter[ 873 Title The Red List of Trees of Guatemala Publication Author Vivero J.L.; Szejner M.; Gordon J.; Magin G. Publisher Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK. Year 2006 ISBN 1-903703-22-0 Description Available as a PDF document on the Internet, this publication lists the woody plants of Guatemala, with brief notes on habitat, distribution, some uses and an evaluation of the plants conservation status. , 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. ]. A very large tree, it is used commercially as a source of timber. Rates of deforestation have been very high in all parts of the range of this species. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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 RangeC. America - El Salvador, Guatemala, southern Mexico.

HabitatA dominant species of the high evergreen forest, growing on rolling hills in deep calcareous soils at elevations ranging from sea level to 450 metres, exceptionally to 3,150 metres[ 873 Title The Red List of Trees of Guatemala Publication Author Vivero J.L.; Szejner M.; Gordon J.; Magin G. Publisher Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK. Year 2006 ISBN 1-903703-22-0 Description Available as a PDF document on the Internet, this publication lists the woody plants of Guatemala, with brief notes on habitat, distribution, some uses and an evaluation of the plants conservation status. , 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. ].