Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria amplifolia
Guatteria amplifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Guatteria amplifolia is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 2 - 12 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres. The bole can be 5 - 30cm in diameter[ 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 for local use as a source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Panama to Mexico.
HabitatLowland rain forest or lower montane forest; at elevations up to 1,000 metres, occasionaly to 1,850 meres[ 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. ].