Malvaceae FAMILY
Heritiera trifoliolata
Heritiera trifoliolata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthSlow
Young trees require some shelter from the sun, growing well in dappled shade[1]. Plants in the wild grow best on the richer soils[1]. A rather slow-growing tree[1]. Seed is produced only once in every few years[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe - seed less than one week old germinates freely[1]. Sow the seed in a shaded position in a nursery seedbed. After falling, the winged seed exudes a sticky gel that absorbs water and delays dessication[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Heritiera+trifoliolata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
- [2]Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea — Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. · http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ ↩︎An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
- [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]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.