Duguetia latifolia
R. E. Fr.
Broadleaf duguetia
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L. A. Torres Montenegro : Servicios de Biodiversidad EIRL
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L. A. Torres Montenegro : Servicios de Biodiversidad EIRL
Description
A tropical tree in the Annonaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
We have no reports on the edibility of this species, though if the fruit has a fleshy pulp then that will be edible. The brown, ellipsoid to globose fruit is 30 - 45mm in diameter, comprising 25 - 60 fertile carpels each 10 - 17mm long and 2 - 12mm in diameter.
Medicinal Uses
An infusion of the bark is used as an ointment to relieve muscular pains.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Uses
The wood is used in traditional house construction.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Amtai, Anona, Baracas pi, Chuachua, Motelo chaqui, Motelo chasqui, Podado tortugas, Ramomtain, Tortuga caspi
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 209
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
