Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria paludosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria paludosa is an evergreen tree that can grow from 8 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 50cm 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 medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Guyana.

HabitatNon-inundated, mixed rain forest, usually along creeks, sometimes on steep hills, on lateritic soil; at elevations up to 600 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. ].