Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia confinis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia confinis is a tree growing around 15 - 40 metres tall with a trunk around 40 - 85cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Although Duguetia confinis is facing habitat loss and habitat degradation locally, due to forest clearance for agriculture and logging, there are no significant threats to its global population that could lead to its extinction in the near future. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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 RangeWestern tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola (Cabinda)

HabitatPrimary and secondary forest, growing in non-inundated soils; at elevations from 20 - 500 metres[ 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. , 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 ].