Duguetia furfuracea
(A.St.-Hil.) Saff.
Annonaceae
Aberemoa furfuracea (A.St.-Hil.) Baill.
Aberemoa jonasiana (Barb.Rodr.) R.E.Fr.
Annona furfuracea A.St.-Hil.
Duguetia coriacea Sond.
Duguetia hemmendorffii R.E.Fr.
Duguetia jonasiana (Barb.Rodr.) R.E.Fr.
Common Name: Araticum
Opening flower
Photograph by: João Medeiros
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General Information
Duguetia furfuracea is a shrub, branching freely near the base and growing around 50 - 300cm tall[
461- Title
- Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil
- Publication
-
- Author
- Correa M.P.
- Publisher
- Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
,
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
-
]. Another report says that it is a very slow-growing evergreen tree eventually reaching a height of 15 - 20 metres[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Duguetia furfuracea has a wide range and is not considered to be at threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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
-
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay.
Habitat
Sandy soils in the Atlantic forest[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
]. Common, particularly in various types of savannah, or in dense secondary forest; mainly on white to brown sandy soils, rarely on red clay or lateritic soils; at elevations from sea level up to 1,400 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
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[
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
Fruit - raw[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
]. A pleasant, sweet flavour, somewhat reminiscent of coconuts[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
]. The pulp around the seeds is very scarce, but it is succulent, very tasty with a strong aroma[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
]. The fruit is around 10cm long x 7cm wide[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
The globose to ellipsoid fruit is green to greyish green, becoming brownish when ripe. It can range from 2 - 7cm in diameter, comprising up to 140 fertile carpels each 10 - 15mm long and 10 - 15mm 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
The ground up seeds, suspended in water, are active against head lice[
739- Title
- Medicinal Plants of Brazil
- Publication
-
- Author
- Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications; Michigan.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-917256-42-5
- Description
- An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
,
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
-
].
An infusion of the plant (part not specified) is used internally and externally to treat pain[
1904- Title
- Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)
- Publication
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Volume 2012, Article ID 272749, 36 pages
- Author
- Bieski I.G.C. et al
- Website
- http://10.1155/2012/272749
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The leaves are used in folk medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, diarrhoea and rheumathism[
2109- Title
- Chemical constituents from roots of Duguetia furfuracea (A. St.-Hil.) Saff. (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 87 (2019) 103951
- Author
- Santos T.C.B. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2019.103951
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]
The inner bark and roots are used as a soothing medication to treat stomach pain, renal colic and spine pain[
2109- Title
- Chemical constituents from roots of Duguetia furfuracea (A. St.-Hil.) Saff. (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 87 (2019) 103951
- Author
- Santos T.C.B. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2019.103951
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
The bark is used to make strings[
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
-
].
An excellent, flexible wood, it is used for making barrel staves[
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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with help from
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