Duguetia lepidota
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Duguetia |
| Species: | D. lepidota
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| Binomial name | |
| Duguetia lepidota | |
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Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to northern South America.
Description
Duguetia lepidota is a tree (rarely a shrub) up to 25 m (82 ft) tall and a diameter up to 70 cm (28 in). The leaves are narrow and pointed, broadest at the base, and measure up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 5 cm (2.0 in) wide.[3][4]
The inflorescences are composed of up to nine flowers, each with six petals arranged in two whorls of three. The petals are green-yellow with a red base.[4][5]
The ovoid fruit is composed of numerous fused carpels which may be beaked.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname and northern Brazil, and occurs in lowland gallery forest.[2][4]
Uses
The fruit is edible, and the trees are harvested for the wood.[3]
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Duguetia lepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T145699032A145699034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145699032A145699034.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Duguetia lepidota (Miq.) Pulle". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b Fern, Ken. "Duguetia lepidota". Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana". MGB: Research: Projects. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ a b Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G.; Bittrich, Volker, eds. (1993). "Annonaceae". Volume II: Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and Caryophyllid Families. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. p. 127. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5.