Duguetia confinis
(Engl. & Diels) Chatrou
Annonaceae
Pachypodanthium confine Engl. & Diels
Pachypodanthium sargosii R.E.Fr.
Pachypodanthium sargosii R.E.Fr. ex Pellegr.
Unona confinis Pierre ex Engl. & Diels
Common Name:
General Information
Duguetia confinis is a tree growing around 15 - 40 metres tall with a trunk around 40 - 85cm in diameter[
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- Duguetia (Annonaceae) (Flora Neotropica Monograph 88)
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- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden, New York
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- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780893274511
- Description
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].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Although Duguetia confinis is facing habitat loss and habitat degradation locally, due to forest clearance for agriculture and logging, there are no significant threats to its global population that could lead to its extinction in the near future. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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
Western tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola (Cabinda)
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, growing in non-inundated soils; at elevations from 20 - 500 metres[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- Description
- 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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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
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
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
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The ellipsoid fruit is greyish brown with a purplish red or pale brown pulp, around 30 - 75mm in long and 25 - 50mm in diameter, composed of 100 - 125 fertile carpels each around 14 - 20mm long and 11 - 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
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used in construction[
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
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
