Carallia brachiata
Carallia brachiata
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Older plants grow well in an open position, but younger plants are more tolerant of shade and dislike too much sun[1]. Tolerant of wet soils and standing water[2]. Young plants are sensitive to drought[1]. Initial growth of young plants is slow, with seedlings only growing up to 35cm tall after 2 years, and up to 2.5 metres after 5 years[1]. However, seedlings of columnar ornamental cultivars may reach 60cm tall in 10 months[1]. Growth is monopodial and trees flower and fruit abundantly in mast fruiting years, but individual trees may flower less profusely in other years as well[1]. Trees coppice well and reproduce freely from root suckers[1].
Propagation
Seed - of limited viability, it is best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. Sown fresh, 45 - 100% of the seed can be expected to germinate within 4 - 15 weeks[1]. Seedlings may be kept in the nursery for 2 years before being planted out in the field[1]. Techniques for rapid multiplication by terminal branch cuttings have been developed in India; they include treatments with a fungicide and growth hormones[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carallia+brachiata>
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]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]Asean Tropical Plant Database — http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp ↩︎Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
- [4]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.
- [5]Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea — Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. · http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ ↩︎An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
- [6]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.