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Useful Tropical Plants

Unonopsis guatterioides

(A.DC.) R.E.Fr.

Annonaceae

+ Synonyms

Annona peduncularis Steud.

Trigynaea angustifolia Benth.

Trigynaea antillana Rolfe

Trigynaea boliviensis Britton

Trigynaea grandis Benth.

Trigynaea matthewsii Benth.

Unonopsis angustifolia (Benth.) R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis antillana (Rolfe) R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis boliviensis (Britton) R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis buchtienii R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis gracilis R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis grandis (Benth.) R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis guaraya Herzog

Unonopsis lindmanii R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis matthewsii (Benth.) R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis obovata R.E. Fr.

Unonopsis williamsii R.E. Fr.

Uvaria guatterioides A. DC.

Common Name:

Unonopsis guatterioides
Flowering and fruiting stem
Photograph by: A. Gentry
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General Information

Unonopsis guatterioides is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a dense, more or less globose crown; it usually grows from 1 - 10 metres tall, though can reach 25 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is usually up to 20cm in diameter, but can reach 35cm[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
,
2111
Title
Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae)
Publication
Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007
Author
Maas P.J.M. et al
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
 
Description
 
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre and wood.
Unonopsis guatterioides 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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Title
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http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

2111
Title
Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae)
Publication
Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007
Author
Maas P.J.M. et al
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
 
Description
 

Range

S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

Habitat

Gallery forests, periodically inundated forest, savannah and the transition zone between them, growing on clayey to sandy soils; at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally to 875 metres[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
,
2111
Title
Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae)
Publication
Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007
Author
Maas P.J.M. et al
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
Height5.00 m
PollinatorsBees
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Grows best in a sunny position[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
].

Edible Uses

Fruit[
2110
Title
Wild edible fruits of Colombia: diversity and use prospects
Publication
Biota Colombiana 22 (2) - 2021
Author
López-Diago D. & García N.
Website
https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a02
Publisher
 
Year
2021
ISBN
 
Description
 
]. The fruit consistis of 1 - 15, red to black, ellipsoid to globose monocarps each around 6 - 25mm x 6 - 15mm[
2111
Title
Revision of the Neotropical Genera Bocageopsis, Onychopetalum and Unonopsis (Annonaceae)
Publication
Blumea 52: 413-554, 2007
Author
Maas P.J.M. et al
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651907X608909
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Medicinal

The bark is used to treat snakebite[
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Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
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.
].
A decoction of the scented stem bark is used in an external wash as a treatment for fevers[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
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.
].

The plant contains polycarpol[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
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.
].

Other Uses

A fibre is obtained from the inner bark[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
].

The sapwood and heartwood are not clearly demarcated. The wood is light in weight with a low resistance to insect attack. Of low quality, it is only used for making light boxes[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
].
The wood is of low value as a fuel[
625
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
].

Propagation

Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing. Sow the treated seed as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A germination rate can be expected, even if the seed is treated, with the seed sprouting within 50 - 70 days[
420
Title
Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition.
Publication
 
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2002
ISBN
85-86714-15-1
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
].
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Unonopsis+guatterioides>

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