Guatteria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It is the largest genus in the family in South America, and the dominant genus in mature forest.[1] The fruits are berries, borne in clusters on short stalks.[1]

Guatteria
Guatteria australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Annonoideae
Genus: Guatteria
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms

Guatteriopsis R.E.Fr.

Species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Richard Condit, Rolando Pérez & Nefertaris Daguerre (2010). Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9781400836178.
  2. ^ Guatteria. The Plant List.