Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia surinamensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia surinamensis is a tree (sometimes more shrub-like) growing from 1.5 - 30 metres tall with a trunk usually up to 40cm in diameter, exceptionally to 70cm[ 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 surinamensis has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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 - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, northern Brazil, the Guyanas

HabitatNon-inundated forest, occasionally in periodically-inundated forest, often growing on lateritic, clayey soils; at elevations from sea level up to 850 metres[ 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 ].