Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria carchiana
Guatteria carchiana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Guatteria carchiana is an evergreen tree that can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Ecuador.
HabitatWet, montane forest; at elevations from 1,450 - 2,050 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. ].