Trichilia — 27 species
Botanical species in the genus Trichilia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Trichilia casaretti
Trichilia casaretti
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in the dappled shade of woodland. Tolerant of seasonal inundation of the soil. Even when young the plant has a slow rate of growth.
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Trichilia catigua
Trichilia catigua
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics and tropics, found at elevations from near sea level to 1,100 metres. Prefers a position in dappled shade. Prefers a well-drained, moist soil.
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Trichilia claussenii
Trichilia claussenii
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the understorey, it grows well in dappled shade, but also succeeds in sunnier positions. Newly planted young trees establish and grow away moderately well.
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Trichilia dregeana
Trichilia dregeana
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, but avoiding the wetter regions. It is found at elevations from 800 - 2,000 metres near the Equator, but descends to sea level as it enters the subtropics. It is usually found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 - 2,500 mm.
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Trichilia emetica
Trichilia emetica
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 1,800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures fall within the range 19 - 31°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 600 - 2,300mm.
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Trichilia monadelpha
Trichilia monadelpha
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Grows well in dappled shade. The trees are slow-growing. Young trees were planted in full sun, in forests paths and under cover in secondary forest.
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Trichilia pallens
Trichilia pallens
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in dappled woodland shade. Prefers a moist soil. Tolerant of poor soils.
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Trichilia pallida
Trichilia pallida
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or dappled shade. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
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Trichilia poeppigii
Trichilia poeppigii
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly lowland areas of the tropics, where it is seldom found at elevations above 400 metres.
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Trichilia prieuriana
Trichilia prieuriana
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in dappled shade. A slow-growing tree. Natural regeneration appears to be poor, perhaps owing to the fact that the seeds decay very rapidly when lying in the ground.
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Trichilia silvatica
Trichilia silvatica
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A tree of the moist lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres. Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade. Newly planted young trees establish and grow away moderately well.
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Trichilia singularis
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
A tree of lowland elevations in the tropics, usually below 300 metres.
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Trichilia tuberculata
Trichilia tuberculata
Family: Meliaceae
Cultivation
Although the tree reproduces abundantly in the wild, there are seldom any saplings growing close to an adult specimen, whereas there can be concentrations of saplings far from any adult. Apparently there is a fungus associated with adults which tends to kill nearby saplings.
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