Guatteria inundata
Mart.
Annonaceae
Guatteria oblanceolata R.E.Fr.
Guatteria obovata R.E.Fr.
Guatteria phanerocampta Diels
Guatteria riparia R.E.Fr.
Common Name:
General Information
Guatteria inundata is an evergreen multi-stemmed shrub, sometimes becoming a small tree with a spreading crown. It can grow from 1 - 10 metres tall, exceptionally to 20 metres.The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for around 2 metres, and up ro 10cm in diameter[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
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 sometimes harvested for its wood, which is used locally.
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 - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.
Habitat
Mostly in periodically inundated forest (igapó, várzea or tahuampa), on clayey to sandy soil; at elevations up to 200 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
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can flower throughout the year[
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.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The slender stems are stripped of their bark, thouroughly dried and then used as friction sticks for starting a fire by rotating them rapidly in a block of Guatteria olivacea (now included in G. punctata) wood[
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
]. This report may possibly have been a mis-identification and more properly refer to a plant in the family Apocynaceae[
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
].
The thin layrer of heartwood is pale to very dark brown or almost black; the sapwood is a lustrous pale brown, streaked. The grain is moderately straight or wavy-grained; texture is medium; there is a faint spicy odour. The wood is light in weight, but firm; it does not appear to be durable. It is easy to cut; takes a smooth finish[
453- Title
- Woods of Northeastern Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum Press; Chicago.
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The wood is used for fishing reels[
786- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Waimiri Atroari Indians of Brazil.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Milliken W.; Miller R.P.; Pollard S.R.; Wandelli E.V.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-947643-50-8
- Description
- An excellent and well-researched small book giving information on the lifestyle of the Waimiri Atroari and listing the plants used.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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