Duguetia megalophylla

Botanical Description

Duguetia megalophylla is a tree (occasionally more shrub-like) usually growing around 3 - 10 metres tall, occasionally to 15 metres, The bole is around 5 - 7cm in diameter[ 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 medicine and source of wood. Duguetia megalophylla has a moderately large range, but is only known from less than ten localities, These localities are threatened by general habitat threats to lowland areas including logging and human development. This is causing continuing decline. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2022)[ 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. ].