Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Porcelia nitidifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Porcelia nitidifolia is a deciduous tree growing around 13 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 20 - 35cm in diameter[ 2120 Title Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40 Author Murray A. Publisher Year 1993 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. Porcelia nitidifolia occurs in areas where forest cover loss has been reported over the past years. However, there were more than 10 threat-based locations and thus the species is not considered threatened. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 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 Bolivia, eastern Peru

HabitatSecondary forests; at elevations from 400 - 1,100 metres[ 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. ].