Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia yeshidan

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia yeshidan is a small tree or a shrub usually growing from 1 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 10 metres. The trunk is around 2 - 8cm 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 Duguetia yeshidan 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 - northern Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana

HabitatMainly in non-inundated forest, growing on sandy soil or lateritic clay; at elevations from sea level to 500 metres, rarely up to 800 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 ].