Malvaceae FAMILY
Luehea divaricata
Luehea divaricata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthFast
A plant of tropical and subtropical areas. Grows best in a sunny position[1]. Young plants establish well and quickly, with 2 year old plants reaching a height of 3.5 metres[1].
Propagation
Seed - does not require pre-treatment. Best sown as soon as it is ripe in a lightly shaded nursery bed[1]. Germination takes place in 20 - 40 days, but the germination rate is low[1]. Pot up into individual containers when the seedlings are 3 - 5cm tall and plant out into permanent positions about 6 months later[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Luehea+divaricata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [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]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.
- [3]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.