Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Duguetia calycina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Duguetia calycina is a shrub or a tree, usually growing around 1 - 10 metres tall but exceptionally reaching 30 metres. The bole is usually around 2 - 18cm in diameter, though specimens up to 40cm have been recorded[ 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 medicine. Duguetia calycina 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(2018)[ 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 - northern Brazil, the Guyanas, Venezuela

HabitatGenerally in non-inundated forest, sometimes in periodically inundated forests, rarely on savannahs, growing on white sands, occasionally on clayey soils; at elevations from sea level to 700 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 ].