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General Information

Duguetia cauliflora is a tree growing around 4 - 20 metres tall. The trunk is usually around 10 - 30cm in diameter, exceptionally to 80cm[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of a tying material
Duguetia cauliflora has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas

Habitat

Mostly in non-inundated forest, rarely from flooded forest types; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	12.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is cauliflorous, producing its flowers along the trunk and stems[].
Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The globose fruit is green, maturing brown, around 50 - 70mm in diameter with around 100 - 150 fertile carpels around 25 - 30mm long and 7 - 12mm in diameter[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The bark is used as a binding material[].

Propagation

Seed -

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