Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria bernardii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria bernardii is an evergreen that can grow from 8 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 40cm 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 wood and fibre, and probably also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Venezuela.

HabitatSecondary growth at elevations from 80 - 150 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. ].