Duguetia cadaverica
Huber
Annonaceae
Duguetia adiscandra Jans.-Jac.
Duguetia friesii Jans.-Jac.
Geanthemum cadavericum (Huber) Saff.
Common Name: Soutoe Mangapepre
General Information
Duguetia cadaverica is a shrub or a tree growing from 1 - 7 metres tall. The trunk is 2 - 4cm in diameter[
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- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
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- Maas P.J.M. et al
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- New York Botanical Garden, New York
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- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Although Duguetia cadaverica is threatened by habitat loss, it has a wide range and is found in many different locations. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2108- Title
- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
- Publication
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- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
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Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana
Habitat
Non-inundated forests; growing on lateritic and granitic soils; at elevations from sea level up to 1,000 metres[
2108- Title
- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
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].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The flowers have a foetid aroma[
2108- Title
- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
-
].
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[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The subglobose, dark to pale brown fruit is 25 - 40mm in diameter with 15 - 25 fertile carpels each 12 - 17mm long and 12 - 16mm in diameter[
2108- Title
- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
A tea from the boiled bark is used in the treatment of diarrhoea[
2108- Title
- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
