Annonaceae FAMILY
Guatteria darienensis
Guatteria darienensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Guatteria darienensis is an evergreen tree, rarely only a shrub; it can grow from 3 - 16 metres tall. The bole can be 4 - 18cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama.
HabitatLowland or premontane forest, along rivers, creeks, on steep slopes and swampy soils; at elevations from 20 - 800 metres, occasionally to 1,200 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. ].