Guatteria galeottiana Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Guatteria

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 2-14 m tall. The trunk can be 10-20 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 11.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforests and cloud forests. It grows between 200-1,400 m above sea level in Mexico.
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Lowland rainforest, tropical evergreen forest and cloud forest, at elevations from 200-1,400 metres.
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Usage

The fruit are dried and crushed and added to soups. It is also used to flavour coffee and other drinks.
Uses coffee substitute
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Conservation status

Guatteria galeottiana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73419-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711284
COL ID 3HJPG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Guatteria galeottiana