Guatteria autralis
A. St.-Hil.
Guataria
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It can grow up to 2,000 m above sea level.
Brazil, South America,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 3-7 m tall. The plant varies a lot. The leaves are 5.5-15 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They can have golden hairs underneath. The flowering stalk is 6 cm long. The fruit are in a group of 10-60 on stalks at the end of the fruiting stalk.
Names & Synonyms
Cananga klotzschiana (Mart.) Warm.Guatteria acutipetala R. E. Fr.and many others
References (2)
- Lobao, A. Q., et al, 2011, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Guatteria australis (Annonaceae). Phytotaxa 20: 33-46 Magnolia Press
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
