Primulaceae FAMILY
Aegiceras corniculatum
Aegiceras corniculatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The bark contains aegiceras-saponin and is used as a fish poison[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—
A plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 26°c, but can tolerate 7 - 35°c[2]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 800 - 4,000mm[2]. Grows best in a sunny position[2]. Prefers a fertile soil on the heavy side[2]. Tolerant of saline soils[2]. Prefers a pH in the range 6.8 - 7.2, tolerating 6.5 - 7.5[2]. Plants can withstand periodic inundation of the soil[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aegiceras+corniculatum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
- [2]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.