Vochysia — 17 species
Botanical species in the genus Vochysia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Vochysia bifalcata
Vochysia bifalcata
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of low elevations in the tropics. Succeeds in full sun or dappled shade. Newly planted young trees are slow to establish and grow away.
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Vochysia cinnamomea
Vochysia cinnamomea
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Requires a well-drained soil. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Vochysia divergens
Vochysia divergens
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moderate elevations in the tropics, where it is found from 150 - 800 metres. Requires a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Vochysia ferruginea
Vochysia ferruginea
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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Vochysia glaberrima
Vochysia glaberrima
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. In the wild it prefers growing in wet sandy soils near watercourses. Plants are tolerant of some salt in the soil.
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Vochysia guatemalensis
Vochysia guatemalensis
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland humid tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the range 24 - 30°c, and the mean annual rainfall 600 - 3,200mm. Grows well on alluvial and residual soils.
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Vochysia guianensis
Vochysia guianensis
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland humid tropics. Found in the wild on silt soils near waterways, on sandy soils and poorer soils on abandoned farmland.
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Vochysia haenkeana
Vochysia haenkeana
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly lowland areas in the tropics, though it is occasionally found as high as 1,200 metres. Succeeds in full sun or light shade. Prefers a fertile soil.
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Vochysia magnifica
Vochysia magnifica
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moderate elevations in the tropics. Succeeds in full sun and light shade. Prefers a well-drained soil.
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Vochysia thyrsoidea
Vochysia thyrsoidea
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
A tree of moderate elevations in the tropics where it can be found from 500 - 1,700 metres. Prefers a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Vochysia tucanorum
Vochysia tucanorum
Family: Vochysiaceae
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in most soils, including poor, sandy soils. Seedlings are slow to establish after being planted and also grow away slowly.
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