Xylia — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Xylia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Xylia evansii
Xylia evansii
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Young trees can have an annual increment in diameter 6 - 14mm. The seeds are dispersed by the explosively opening pods at the end of the dry season. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.
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Xylia xylocarpa
Xylia xylocarpa
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist to wet lowland tropics, occasionally to elevations of 850 metres. It is found in areas where annual daytime annual rainfall is within the range 16 - 35°c, though it can tolerate 8 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 1,700 - 4,500mm, but tolerates 1,300 - 5,000mm, succeeding in areas with no dry season as well as those with a clearly defined dry season.
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