Meliaceae FAMILY Endangered
Dysoxylum malabaricum
Dysoxylum malabaricum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
The tree is primarily an outbreeding species, but rare cases of selfing are also observed[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow fresh in a nursery bed with a sand to soil ratio of 3:1. Germination of around 50% should take place within 70 days. Seedlings can reach 30 - 35cm tall within 12 months and are then ready to plant out in the field[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dysoxylum+malabaricum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Genetic structure and demographic history of the endangered tree species Dysoxylum malabaricum — Bodare S.; Tsuda Y.; Ravikanth G.; Shaanher R.U.; Lascoux M. · John Wiley & Sons Ltd. · 2013 ↩︎An on-line article, available to download as a PDF file, giving considerable information on the species Dysoxylum malabaricum and its conservation status.
- [2]Saving Culture for Saving Diversity; Final Report (2008 - 2009) — N. Anil Kumar Ph. D. · M S Swaminathan Research Foundation; Chennai, India · 2009 · http://www .mssrf.org ↩︎A report about a study carried out on the link between cultural and ethnic role of local society in conservation and sustainable utilization of five high- value tree species that are threatened, rare and endemic to the Western Ghats of India