Combretaceae FAMILY
Anogeissus acuminata
Anogeissus acuminata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—
A plant of the lowland moist tropics, where it is found at elevations below 700 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 32°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 43°c[418[. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 1,500 - 2,500mm, but tolerates 900 - 3,500mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position[1]. Dislikes heavier soils[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7[1]. The plant regenerates well in open places in the forest[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anogeissus+acuminata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]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.
- [2]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
- [3]A Manual of the Timbers of the World — Howard A.L. · MacMillan and Co.; London. · 1934 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An excellent and comprehensive book on timbers. Rather dated, but still a main source of information for many of the less known woods. It can be downloaded from the Internet.