Biology:Duguetia lepidota

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Duguetia lepidota
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Duguetia
Species:
D. lepidota
Binomial name
Duguetia lepidota
(Miqel) Pulle

Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the plant family Annonaceae, endemic to Amazonia.[2][3]

Description

Duguetia lepidota is a fruiting tree[3] 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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15356238 entry