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General Information

Guatteria microcarpa is an evergreen shrub or a tree with an open crown; it can grow from 2 - 8 metres tall, exceptionally to 14 metres. The bole is around 10cm in diameter[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

Habitat

Non-inundated, lowland or premontane, primary or secondary forest (‘bosque húmedo tropical’ or
‘bosque muy húmedo premontano’); at elevations up to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Critically Endangered
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	6.00 m
Pollinators	Beetles
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The sap of the leaves is used to cure wounds[].

Other Uses

The heartwood is reddish brown; it is clearly demarcated from the pale pinkish brown sapwood. The grain can be straight or interwoven; the texture is medium; the wood at times has a slightly bitter taste. The wood is of medium weight; easy to work[]. The stems are used to make fishing rods[].

Propagation

Seed -

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