Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cymbopetalum brasiliense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cymbopetalum brasiliense is an evergreen shrub or a tree, producing a single stem with few branches; it usually grows around 1 - 5 metres tall with the stem 1 - 8cm in diameter[ 2120 Title Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40 Author Murray A. Publisher Year 1993 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, Cymbopetalum brasiliense 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 - central and northern Brasil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad

HabitatMoist Atlantic rainforest, forested slopes, primary and disturbed non-inundated tropical rainforest, often by rivers and streams; generally at elevations up to 250 metres, though to 800 metres in the Guyanas[ 592 Title Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. Publication Author Steyermark J.A. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. Year 1951 - 1957 ISBN Description An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking. ].