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Annonaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Porcelia magnifructa

Porcelia magnifructa

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Porcelia magnifructa is a deciduous shrub or a small tree usually growing around 3 - 12 metres tall[ 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. , 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 food. Porcelia magnifructa is only known from 11 distinct locations and occurs in areas where forest cover loss has been reported over the past years. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica
HabitatSeasonal humid or semideciduous forest; at elevations from 50 - ⁠800 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. ].