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Anisoptera costata
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Anisoptera costata

Anisoptera costata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres[1]. It prefers growing in areas where the average annual temperature is around 27.5°c with little seasonal variation[1]. It grows best where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 - 2,500mm, with a dry season that can last from 4 - 6 months[1, 2]. Young trees grow better in the dappled shade of the forest floor, but older trees require more light. Grows best on deep, well-drained, sandy, acid soils[1]. It is suitable to degraded grey soil or yellowish brown soil on old alluvium or basalt tuff which can be low in nutrients[2]. Prefers a pH in the range 4 - 5[1]. Trees can commence flowering when about 8 - 9 years old from seed[1]. The plant flowers and fruits very irregularly (once every 3-4 years)[2].

Propagation

Seed - there is no dormancy, but germination of stored seed may be enhanced by soaking it in warm water at 30 - 35°c for about 6 - 8 hours prior to sowing[1]. Sow the seed in a semi-shaded position in a nursery seedbed[2]. The optimum temperature for germination is around 26°c[1]. In an experiment there was 50% germination after 5 days. Germination percentage for fresh seed should be greater than 80%. Prick out the seedlings into fairly large containers when about 5cm tall and plant out into their permanent positions when 60 - 80cm tall[2]. It normally takes about 12 - 14 months from sowing the seed until plants are ready for planting out[1, 2]. The seed has a very short period of viability[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anisoptera+costata>

Pollinators

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References

  1. [1]Seed Leaflets — Various · Forest & Landscape. Denmark · http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title ↩︎A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
  2. [2]Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia — www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh · 2008 · http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com ↩︎A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees.
  3. [3]Biotik, Laos — http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html ↩︎Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees.
  4. [4]Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. — Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. · Blumea · 2004 ↩︎A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne
  5. [5]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  6. [6]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.