Pericopsis — 4 species
Botanical species in the genus Pericopsis recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Pericopsis angolensis
Pericopsis angolensis
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Trees are sensitive to frost. Plants respond well to coppicing, although they often produce a large number of small shoots. For firewood production, a coppice rotation of 5 years is possible, but for poles and certainly for larger sizes of timber much longer rotation cycles are needed.
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Pericopsis elata
Pericopsis elata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 35°c, but can tolerate 20 - 40°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 1,300mm, but tolerates 750 - 1,500mm.
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Pericopsis laxiflora
Pericopsis laxiflora
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.
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Pericopsis mooniana
Pericopsis mooniana
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland, moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 350 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is within the range 26 - 34°c, though it can tolerate 20 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 1,700mm, but tolerates 750 - 2,000mm418, Prefers a sunny position in a light to medium soil.
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