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Useful Tropical Plants

Duguetia pauciflora

Rusby

Annonaceae

+ Synonyms

Duguetia rostrata Rusby

Common Name: Yara-yara Negra

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General Information

Duguetia pauciflora is a shrub or a small tree growing around 1 - 10 metres tall with a trunk around 1.5 - 5cm 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
 
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Duguetia pauciflora has a large geographic range, is found in numerous localities and is well represented in the herbarium record. There are no global major threats to the species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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.
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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

Northern S. America - Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana

Habitat

Non-inundated forest, growing on sandy loam or clay; at elevations from sea level up to 450 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 StatusLeast Concern
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height5.00 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



Plants can flower and produce fruit throughout the year[
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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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The green-yellow to yellow, globose to subglobose fruit is around 15 - 30mm in diameter, composed of 10 - 20 fertile carpels each 8 - 14mm long and 6 - 11mm 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 stembark is used to treat snakebites[
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Title
Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
Publication
 
Author
DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
Website
http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
Publisher
Smithsonian Museum
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
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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
 
].

Other Uses

The bark is used as a binding material[
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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