Fabaceae FAMILY
Melanoxylon brauna
Melanoxylon brauna
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthSlow
Succeeds in full sun or dappled shade[1]. Usually found in well-drained soils in the wild[1]. Young plants can be slow to establish, hardly reaching 2 metres by the time they are two years old[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe, in a semi-shaded position either in a nursery bed or in individual containers[1]. Germination usually occurs within 15 - 25 days[1]. Pot up into individual containers when 4 - 5cm tall - seedlings grow away quickly and can be planted into their permanent positions when 5 - 6 months old[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melanoxylon+brauna>
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]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.
- [3]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
- [4]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.