Annonaceae FAMILY

Guatteria lucens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Guatteria lucens is an evergreen tree that can grow 8 - 38 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 20 - 60cm in diameter; it is sometimes rather fluted and usually broadens at the base into small buttresses[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 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 source of wood and fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatDense, primary, wet forest; at elevations up to 900 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. ].