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Cleistopholis glauca
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Cleistopholis glauca

Cleistopholis glauca

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 36°c, but can tolerate 20 - 39°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 3,500mm, but tolerates 1,600 - 5,000mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position. Succeeds in a well-drained, light to medium soil[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7.5[1]. Annual wood production potential is 25-40 m3/ha[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cleistopholis+glauca>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [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. [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.