Haematoxylum brasiletto
Haematoxylum brasiletto
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Haematoxylum brasiletto is a plant of drier, regions in the tropics of the Americas, where it ca be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It prefers a mean temperature range of 15 - 25°c, and a mean annual rainfall in excess of 400mm[1]. Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in a range of soils, including calcareous[1]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Haematoxylum+brasiletto>
Pollinators
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References
- [1]Establishment, growth and biomass production of 10 tree woody species introduced for reforestation and ecological re — Foroughbakhch R. et al · 2006 · http://10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.012 ↩︎
- [2]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.
- [3]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
- [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.