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Cybistax antisyphilitica
Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Cybistax antisyphilitica

Cybistax antisyphilitica

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, found at elevations from near sea level (more commonly from 300 metres) up to 2,000 metres. Prefers a sunny position[1]. Prefers sandy and rocky soils with good drainage[1]. Young plants establish and grow away quite slowly, not exceeding a height of 2.5 metres after 2 years[1].

Propagation

Seed - only remains viable for about 4 months[1]. Sow as soon as ripe, if possible, either in nursery seedbeds or individual containers. Germination rates are usually more than 60%, with the seeds sprouting within 15 - 25 days. Transplant seedlings from the seedbed to individual containers when 5 - 6cm tall[1]. Seedlings grow away slowly, taking 5 - 6 months before being ready to plant out[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cybistax+antisyphilitica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
  2. [2]Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) — Gentry A.H. · The New York Botanical Garden, New York · 1992 · ISBN 0-89327-368-6 ↩︎
  3. [3]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.
  4. [4]An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences. — Gould G.M. · P. Blakiston's Son & Co.; Philadelphia. · 1907 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A major work at the time, though very dated now. Contains quite a lot of information about medicinal plant uses.
  5. [5]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
  6. [6]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79 — van der Werff H. (Editor) · Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 1992 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0026-6493 ↩︎A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  7. [7]Flora of Peru — Macbride. J.F. · Field Museum of Natural History · 1936 ↩︎An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.