Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria ucayalina
Guatteria ucayalina
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Guatteria ucayalina is an evergreen tree, occasionally only a shrub, that can grow from 2 - 35 metres tall. The bole can be up to 80cm 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 medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.
HabitatNon-inundated forest, sometimes on the edges of savannahs or lajas (Venezuela), on clayey to sandy soils; at elevations from 100 - 1,800 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. ].