Opiliaceae FAMILY
Agonandra brasiliensis
Agonandra brasiliensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The wood contains a saponin which irritates mucous membranes[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—
Prefers a sunny position[2]. Established plants are at least somewhat drought tolerant[2]. The plant can flower and produce fruit all year round[3]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[3].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a semi-shaded position in a nursery bed or individual containers[2]. The seed usually sprouts in 70 - 80 days, with a medium percentage germinating[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Agonandra+brasiliensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) — http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ ↩︎Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin.
- [2]Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-15-1 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
- [3]Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71 — Hiepko P. · Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze · 2008 · http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb · ISBN 978-2-8277-0451-4 ↩︎An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
- [5]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.