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Holocalyx balansae
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Holocalyx balansae

Holocalyx balansae

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

The branches and leaves are toxic[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
GrowthSlow

A tree of subtropical to tropical areas, usually in areas with a distinct dry season. Plants can tolerate sunny positions when mature[1]. Prefers a rocky, fertile, humid soil so long as it is well-drained[1]. Freshly planted seedlings are slow to establish and grow away, barely reaching 2 metres tall in the first two years[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. The seed can be sown without removing the pulp since this is thin and keeps the seed moist[1]. Sow in individual containers in a lightly shaded position. Germination rates are usually very good, the seed sprouting in 30 - 60 days. Seedlings grow away slowly, taking 12 months before they are ready to plant out[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Holocalyx+balansae>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
  2. [2]A Taxonomic Reappraisal of the South American genus Holocalyx — Mansano V. De F.; · The New York Botanical Garden Press; New York. · 2010 ↩︎A paper published in Brittonia 62(2) and released on the Internet as a PDF.
  3. [3]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.
  4. [4]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.