Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia latifolia is a tree or a shrub, usually growing around 2 - 12 metres tall but exceptionally reaching 20 metres. The trunk can be up to 10cm 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 latifolia 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, northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana

HabitatOften found in non-inundated forest, on clayey soil or white sands, but also found in periodically inundated forest (várzea, igapó); at elevations from sea level to 200 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 ]..