Duguetia furfuracea (A.St.-hil.) Saff.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Duguetia

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The leaves are leathery and 8-12 cm long. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are compound and the lumps on the fruit have sharp points. The pulp is fleshy, and tasty with a strong smell. There is not a lot of pulp around the seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 16.5 - 19.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy soil in forests near the Atlantic in Brazil. It grows from sea level to 1,400 m altitude.
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Sandy soils in the Atlantic forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flesh of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Duguetia furfuracea unspecified picture

Distribution

Duguetia furfuracea world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Duguetia furfuracea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60445909-2
WFO ID wfo-0000657840
COL ID 37ZZB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Duguetia furfuracea Duguetia jonasiana Annona furfuracea Duguetia coriacea Duguetia hemmendorffii Aberemoa furfuracea var. jonasiana