Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Grias peruviana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

A plant of the humid tropics, succeeding also in the humid subtropics^[1]. The tree enjoys flooded environments and fertile, alluvial soils^[2]. It is able to resist heavy and prolonged flooding^[2]. The fruits can cause rodent problems in fields^[2].

Propagation

Seed - germination can be a lengthy process, with the root growing slowly months before the plant stem emerges from the seed^[2]. Placing the seed in mud under floodwaters water is a good germination method that mimics natural conditions for the plant^[2]. Cuttings of mature wood^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Grias+peruviana>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Rainforest Conservation Fund — http://www.rainforestconservation.org/data_sheets/agroforestry/index.html ↩︎Terse details on usage and Agroforestry notes, coupled with some good photos.
[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]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.