Annonaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Guatteria modesta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria modesta is an evergreen tree that can be from 8 - 55 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm in diameter, sometimes with small buttresses up to 80cm high[ 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. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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 RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatIn non-inundated, lowland rain forest or submontane forest, often on red soils; at elevations from 100 - 1,250 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. ].