Luetzelburgia bahiensis
Luetzelburgia bahiensis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Luetzelburgia bahiensis is a plant of the 'Caatinga' dry forest region of northeast Brazil. The climate is hot and dry, there are usually 6 to 11 months without rain each year. The mean annual rainfall varies from 250 - 1,000mm, and the mean annual temperature is from 24 - 26°c. Requires a sunny position[1]. A plant of well-drained, dry sandy soils in the wild, where it also grows on rocky soils and limestome[1, 2]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. A slow-growing plant, even when young[1]. Although many species within the family Fabaceae have a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria, this species is said to be devoid of such a relationship and therefore does not fix atmospheric nitrogen[3].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed. A germination rate of more than 80% can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 15 - 25 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Luetzelburgia+bahiensis>
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References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2009 · ISBN 85-86714-34-4 ↩︎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]A taxonomic revision of the South American papilionoid genus Luetzelburgia (Fabaceae) — Domingos Venício Oliveira Silva Cardoso; Luciano Paganucci D · 2014 ↩︎
- [3]Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy — United States Department of Agriculture · http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en ↩︎An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.