Guatteria discolor
R.E.Fr.
Annonaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Guatteria discolor is an evergreen tree that can grow from 13 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 25 - 80cm in diameter, often with plank buttresses[
702- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Boom B.M.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 0-89327-413-5
- Description
- A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
,
1028- Title
- Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Blumea Vol. 60 1 - 219
- Author
- Maas P.J.M et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and tying material.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1028- Title
- Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Blumea Vol. 60 1 - 219
- Author
- Maas P.J.M et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - northwest Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana.
Habitat
Secondary rain forest[
702- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Boom B.M.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 0-89327-413-5
- Description
- A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
]. Non-inundated forest, sometimes in campinarana vegetation, on clayey, sometimes on sandy soil; at elevations up to 600 metres[
1028- Title
- Confronting a morphological nightmare: Revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Blumea Vol. 60 1 - 219
- Author
- Maas P.J.M et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651915X690341
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive review of the genus Guatteria, recognizing 177 species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The slightly scented bark is febrifuge. A decoction is used as a wash to reduce fevers[
348- 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
].
A decoction of the leaves is drunk in order to cause vomiting and cure diarrhoea[
702- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Boom B.M.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 0-89327-413-5
- Description
- A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
].
The bark contains abundant saponins and alkaloids[
348- 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
].
The leaves contains heterosides of quercetol and kaempferol[
348- 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
].
Other Uses
Strips of the fibrous bark are used to make ropes[
702- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Boom B.M.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 0-89327-413-5
- Description
- A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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