Lophostemon suaveolens
Lophostemon suaveolens
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist to wet subtropics and tropics where it is found at elevations up to 800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 33°c, though it can tolerate 12 - 38°c[1]. The dormant plant can be killed by temperatures of -5°c or lower, whilst young growth is damaged at -1°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 650 - 1,800mm, tolerating 500 - 2,100mm and is tolerant of a dry season[1]. Grows best in a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most soils, tolerating periodic inundation[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5[1].
Propagation
Seed - very small, it is best mixed with fine sand when sowing. It germinates easily. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lophostemon+suaveolens>
Pollinators
Bees
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Useful Wild Plants in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney · 1981 · ISBN 0-00-216441-8 ↩︎A very readable book.
- [3]The Useful Native Plants of Australia. — Maiden J.H. · Turner & Co.; London. · 1889 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
- [5]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.