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Codariocalyx gyroides

Codariocalyx gyroides

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Safety & Hazards

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Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

A plant of the humid tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 2,000 metres[1]. It can also be grown at low elevations in the subtropics. It succeeds in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,500 - 4,000mm[1]. It can persist through a dry season of up to 3 months but is not productive under drought conditions[1]. Plants are not tolerant of frost[1]. Prefers a sunny position, but tolerant of some shade[1].Tolerant of acid and infertile soils with much available aluminium[2]. It grows well on sites with a shallow water table and poor drainage, and is not drought-resistant[2]. Plants can tolerate short-term, periodic inundation of the soil[1]. Plants are quite slow to establish from seed, but usually flower within 12 months[1]. Plants can survive burning when growing in Imperata cylindrica grasslands in Indonesia[2].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

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References

  1. [1]Tropical Forages — http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm ↩︎Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs.
  2. [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  3. [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  4. [4]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.