Guatteria citriodora Ducke

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Guatteria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 18m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforest, preferring the more open secondary growth areas and low-fertility, well-drained sandy to clayey soils, in areas not subject to inundation. Also occasionally found in gallery forest and campinarana, at elevations to 400 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal fiber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

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Distribution

Guatteria citriodora world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Guatteria citriodora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114204-2
WFO ID wfo-0000711215
COL ID 3HJMP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732531
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Synonyms

Guatteria duckeana var. subcordata Guatteria citriodora