Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the plant family Annonaceae, endemic to the region between Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.[2]
Duguetia lepidota | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Duguetia |
Species: | D. lepidota |
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Duguetia lepidota | |
Duguetia lepidota is a fruiting tree which grows to a height of 10 to 20 m and a diameter of 15 to 70 cm. The fruit which is green when young slowly ripens into a pinkish-yellow exterior with a vibrant orange interior. The exterior of the fruit is unlike any of the other Duguetia species with mushroom-like areoles attached to the skin of the fruit, fused for 65% to 75% of the surface.
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Duguetia lepidota |
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Annona lepidota |
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