Duguetia lepidota

Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to northern South America.

Description

Duguetia lepidota is a tree up to tall and a diameter up to. The leaves are narrow and pointed, broadest at the base, and measure up to long and wide.
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.
The fruit is composed of numerous fused carpels which may be beaked.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname and northern Brazil, and occurs in lowland gallery forest.

Uses

The fruit is edible, and the trees are harvested for the wood.