Annonaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Guatteria microcarpa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria microcarpa is an evergreen shrub or a tree with an open crown; it can grow from 2 - 8 metres tall, exceptionally to 14 metres. The bole is around 10cm 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' 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 RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatNon-inundated, lowland or premontane, primary or secondary forest (‘bosque húmedo tropical’ or ‘bosque muy húmedo premontano’); at elevations up to 1,000 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. ].