Daphnopsis brasiliensis
Daphnopsis brasiliensis
Safety & Hazards
The leaves are considered to be toxic to some grazing animals[1].
Cultivation Details
A plant of moderate elevations in the tropics. Prefers a sunny position[1]. Found on fertile soils in the wild[1]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. Young plants are quick to establish, and can reach a height of 3 metres when 2 years old[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Sow in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed, covering the seed with 5mm of soil[1]. Germination rates are usually low, occurring within 3 - 4 weeks[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Daphnopsis+brasiliensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-15-1 ↩︎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]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46 — Missouro Botanical Garden · 1959 ↩︎An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis.
- [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]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.