Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria galeottiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria galeottiana is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a narrow crown; it can grow from 2 - 14 metres tall. The bole can be 10 - 20cm in diameter[ 875 Title The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees Publication Author Editors González-Espinosa M., et al. Website http://www.globaltrees.org Publisher Fauna and Flora International; Cambridge, UK. Year 2011 ISBN Description Available to download from the Internet in PDF format, this publication gives some basic information on the trees of the Mexican Cloud Forests, focussing on their conservation status, but also with a description, habitat, some uses etc. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food condiment.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - southern Mexico

HabitatLowland rainforest, tropical evergreen forest and cloud forest, at elevations from 200 - 1,400 metres[ 875 Title The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees Publication Author Editors González-Espinosa M., et al. Website http://www.globaltrees.org Publisher Fauna and Flora International; Cambridge, UK. Year 2011 ISBN Description Available to download from the Internet in PDF format, this publication gives some basic information on the trees of the Mexican Cloud Forests, focussing on their conservation status, but also with a description, habitat, some uses etc. ].