Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia marcgraviana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia marcgraviana is a tree (occasionally more shrub-like) growing from 3 - 25 metres tall. The trunk can be 5 - 45cm in diameter, occasionally reaching 70cm[ 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. , 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 food, medicine and source of materials. Duguetia marcgraviana 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 - Bolivia, northern Brazil

HabitatNon-inundated forest, occasionally in periodically inundated forest and savannahs, often in the transition zone between forest and savannah; at elevations up to 900 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 ].