Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Unonopsis stipitata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Unonopsis stipitata is a shrub or a tree growing around 1 - 12 metres tall with a trunk 1 - 15cm in diameter[ 2111 Title Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007 Author Maas P.J.M. et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909 Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. Unonopsis stipitata 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 - Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas

HabitatNon-inundated forest, mostly on clayey to sandy soils; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 2111 Title Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007 Author Maas P.J.M. et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909 Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].