Duguetia lepidota

Duguetia lepidota
Flower
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Duguetia
Species:	D. lepidota
Binomial name
Duguetia lepidota (Miq.) Pulle [2]
Synonyms [2]
Aberemoa lepidota(Miq.) R.E.Fr. Annona lepidotaMiq.

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]}

Fruit

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

1. 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.
2. "Duguetia lepidota (Miq.) Pulle". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
3. Fern, Ken. "Duguetia lepidota". Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
4. "Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana". MGB: Research: Projects. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
5. 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.