Citharexylum — 8 species
Botanical species in the genus Citharexylum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Citharexylum caudatum
Citharexylum caudatum
Family: Verbenaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Grows best in relatively moist soils. Often grown as an ornamental, it is a prolific producer of seeds and these seeds can be widely dispersed by birds.
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Citharexylum montevidense
Citharexylum montevidense
Family: Verbenaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Young plants have a rapid rate of growth.
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Citharexylum myrianthum
Citharexylum myrianthum
Family: Verbenaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a sunny position. Succeeds in wet and swampy soils. Young trees grow very quickly, easily reaching 4 metres or more tall in their second year.
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Citharexylum solanaceum
Citharexylum solanaceum
Family: Verbenaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a sunny position. Found in the wild in well-drained, clay soils. Young plants have a rapid rate of growth.
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Citharexylum spinosum
Citharexylum spinosum
Family: Verbenaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics to the subtropics of the Bahamas. It can endure wide fluctuations in temperature in the northern reaches of its range with a summer mean around 27.5°c, a winter mean of 16°c and occasional light frosts. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,000 - 2,000mm, which can be evenly distributed, or there can be a short dry season of 2 - 3 months.
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