Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia spixiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia spixiana is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow around 4 - 20 metres tall. The slender trunk can be 10 - 25cm in diameter, it is straight and moderately cylindrical, free of branches for around 33% of its height[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. , 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. , 2108 Title Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88) Publication Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 2003 ISBN 9780893274511 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Duguetia spixiana 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(2019)[ 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 RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

HabitatBanks of streams[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Non-inundated or periodically inundated forests, growing on sandy, clayey, or lateritic soils; at elevations from sea level up to 750 metres[ 2108 Title Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88) Publication Author Maas P.J.M. et al Publisher New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 2003 ISBN 9780893274511 Description ].