Baillonella — 1 species

Cultivation

The tree occurs in primary rain forest in humid and warm climates, with a mean annual temperature of 23 - 26°c and a mean annual rainfall of 1,500 - 3,000 mm. Seeds germinate in abundance under or close to mother trees. However, young plants of 1 metre tall are rare as a result of predation by animals, mainly elephants, and the survival rate of seedlings after 18 months is practically nil under the mother tree and very low (less than 2%) elsewhere.