Myoporum sandwicense
Myoporum sandwicense
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
The plant flowers all year round[1].
Propagation
Seed - pre-soak for 12 - 48 hours in water that has been heated to no more than 50 - 57°c[1]. Scarifying the seed prior to soaking may decrease germination time[1]. Sow the seed in containers and place n a shaded location. Germination time is sporadic and highly variable, ranging from 1 - 18 months with fresh seed germinating the soonest[1]. Germination rates also vary, from 10 - 70% depending on the quality of the seed[1]. Viability decreases with storage. However, if seed must be stored, air dry cleaned seed and place it in a paper bag or envelope. Place this in an airtight container with a desiccant and place it in a cool place at 25% relative humidity[1]. Cuttings of soft or semi-hard wood, 8 - 12cm long[1]. Reduce transpiration by cutting upper leaves in half[1]. Even if using a mild rooting hormone, and a well-drained rooting medium such as sand, vermiculite or perlite, the cuttings can still take many weeks to root[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Myoporum+sandwicense>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database — http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ ↩︎Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants.
- [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [3]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian 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.