Onychopetalum periquino

Botanical Description

Onychopetalum periquino is a tree that can grow from 8 - 30 metres tall with a trunk around 15 - 40cm in diameter[ 2111 Title Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007 Author Maas P.J.M. et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909 Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The fruit is highly prized by traditional communities and has potential as a commercial crop, either collected from the wild or cultivated[ 757 Title Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life Publication Non-Wood Forest Products 20. Author Shanley P.; Cymerys M.; Serra M.; Medina G. (Editors) Website http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2360e/i2360e.pdf Publisher FAO, United Nations Year 2011 ISBN 978-92-5-107007-9 Description Quite a lot of information on a number of useful plants growing in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Onychopetalum periquino 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. ].