Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia flagellaris

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The roots are an ingredient of an arrow poison[ 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 ].

Botanical Description

Duguetia flagellaris is a shrub or small tree usually growing around 1.5 - 10 metres tall, though sometimes just 50cm tall[ 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 and a medicine. Duguetia flagellaris 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 - central and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

HabitatNon-inundated forests; at elevations from sea level to 1,200 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 ].