Porcelia ponderosa
(Rusby) Rusby
Annonaceae
Guatteria ponderosa Rusby
Porcelia saffordiana Rusby
Common Name: Sacha Mango
General Information
Porcelia ponderosa is a deciduous tree growing around 12 - 30 metres tall. The trunk is around 23 - 35cm in diameter[
2120- Title
- Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae)
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- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40
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- Murray A.
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- 1993
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].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Porcelia ponderosa has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- 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
2120- Title
- Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40
- Author
- Murray A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Bolivia, Peru, northern Brazil
Habitat
Forests; at elevations from 250 - 1,480 metres[
2120- Title
- Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40
- Author
- Murray A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The fruit takes around 1 year to develop from flowering to maturity[
2120- Title
- Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40
- Author
- Murray A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
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- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
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- 2014
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- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The large fruits can weigh up to 30 kilos[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The fruit is composed of 3 - 9, oblongiform to ovoid monocarps, each 100 - 130mm long and 52 - 66mm wide[
2120- Title
- Revision of Cymbopetalum and Porcelia (Annonaceae)
- Publication
- Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 40
- Author
- Murray A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
