Holarrhena floribunda
Holarrhena floribunda
Cultivation Details
A plant of low elevations in the moist to wet tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,000 metres[2]. Grows best in a sunny position[2]. Found in the wild on a wide range of soils[2]. The plant coppices well, and can survive bush fires by producing suckers from burned-down stumps[2]. Bushy shrubs on hard, poor soils contain the highest levels of medically active compounds, especially conessine. The conessine content of the stem bark and leaves increases as a function of the stem diameter. The yield of a 5-year-old plantation was estimated at 975 kg/ha of stem bark and 7.8 kg/ha of conessine. The maximum content is attained at 8 - 12 years[2].
Propagation
Seed - easy to germinate, fresh seed has a high germination rate but loses its viability within 12 months[2]. Suckers. Small diameter cuttings[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Holarrhena+floribunda>
Pollinators
Self
References
- [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [3]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
- [4]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.