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Heritiera javanica
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Heritiera javanica

Heritiera javanica

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of the moist, tropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations below 800 metres[1]. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the region of 2,000mm[1]. Plants in the wild are usually found growing on well-drained clay or lateritic soils[1]. Trees can start flowering in 5 - 6 years from seed[1].

Propagation

Seed - at ambient temperatures, it loses viability within 6 months[1]. There is no dormancy, but soaking the seed for 8 hours in water at 35°c improves the uptake of water and may enhance germination. Sow in a seed bed or individual containers, covering the seed with about 1cm soil. A germination rate in excess of 70% is usually achieved in 1 - 3 weeks[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Heritiera+javanica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Seed Leaflets — Various · Forest & Landscape. Denmark · http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title ↩︎A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
  2. [2]The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 3 — Freer P.C. (Editor) · The Bureau of Science; Manila. · 1908 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Various articles on plants growing in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  3. [3]A Monograph of the Genus Heritiera, Aiton, (Sterculariaceae). — Kostermans A.J.G.H. · Herbarium Bogoriense, Indonesia. · 1959 ↩︎Somewhat dated, but an excellent monograph of the genus Heritiera. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  4. [4]Plants of Southeast Asia — http://www.asianplant.net/ ↩︎Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
  5. [5]Forest Stewardship Council. — http://www.fsc.dk/index.php?id=256&PHPSESSID=367043b95e93a891cf96369e9264cd03 ↩︎The site contains information on the properties of some less well-known tropical timbers. The Forest Stewardship Council works actively to protect tropical forests by encouraging sustainable harvesting of the trees.
  6. [6]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.