Alchornea cordifolia
Alchornea cordifolia
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Plants are well adapted to acid soils[1]. The nectar glands at the leaf base attract ants, which protect the plant from attacks from other insects[1]. Plants respond well to coppicing, regrowing rapidly after being cut[1]. In forest regions, the full ripening of the fruit is a sign that the rainy season is over[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required[1].
Propagation
Seed - germination takes 3 - 12 weeks when directly planted in moist soil[1]. Plants are most easily propagated from stem cuttings, which root in 9 weeks[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alchornea+cordifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/