Guatteria cuatrecasasii

Botanical Description

Guatteria cuatrecasasii is an evergreen shrub or tree that can grow from 3 - 35 metres tall. The bole is around 5 - 85cm in diameter, often with buttresses or stilt roots[ 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.