Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria discolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria discolor is an evergreen tree that can grow from 13 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 25 - 80cm in diameter, often with plank buttresses[ 702 Title Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia. Publication Author Boom B.M. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; New York. Year 1996 ISBN 0-89327-413-5 Description A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities. , 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 use as a medicine and tying material.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northwest Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana.

HabitatSecondary rain forest[ 702 Title Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia. Publication Author Boom B.M. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; New York. Year 1996 ISBN 0-89327-413-5 Description A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities. ]. Non-inundated forest, sometimes in campinarana vegetation, on clayey, sometimes on sandy soil; at elevations up to 600 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. ].