Guatteria punctata (Aubl.) R.A.Howard

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Guatteria

Characteristics

A tree. The fruit are oval, brown and smooth. They are 8 cm across. There are slight net like marks on the surface. The flesh is red. It has many seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain forest. In non-inundated lowland, premontane or montane forest, often on clayey soil; at elevations up to 2,800 metres.
More
A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses fiber material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Guatteria punctata world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Guatteria punctata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912648-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711501
COL ID 3HJV8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732538
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Synonyms

Guatteria asplundiana Guatteria atra Guatteria buchtienii Guatteria calimensis Guatteria calliantha Guatteria caniflora Guatteria cargadero Guatteria coeloneura Guatteria collina Guatteria gamosepala Guatteria glauca Guatteria gracilipes Guatteria guentheri Guatteria juninensis Guatteria obliqua Guatteria poeppigiana Guatteria pteropus Guatteria punctata Annona axilliflora Annona chrysopetala Guatteria elliptica Guatteria lanceolata Guatteria lasiocalyx Guatteria latipetala Guatteria ovalifolia Guatteria parviflora Guatteria acutissima Guatteria chrysopetala Guatteria leiocarpa Guatteria occidentalis Guatteria olivacea Guatteria platyphylla Guatteria pleiocarpa Guatteria rhamnoides Guatteria sagotiana Guatteria sylvicola Guatteria umbonata Guatteria wessels-boeri Guatteria caniflora var. angustifolia Guatteria caniflora var. latifolia Guatteria chrysopetala var. major Guatteria pteropus var. angustior Guatteria sagotiana var. gracilior Guatteria chrysopetala var. tenuipes Guatteria pteropus var. cinerea Annona punctata Guatteria axilliflora