Otoba novogranatensis
Otoba novogranatensis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,100 metres[1]. It grows in areas where the temperature range is 22 - 32 °c and the annual rainfall varies from 3,500 - 8,000mm[1]. Grows well in fertile alluvial soils that are well drained, moderately drained, or inundated for short periods[1]. These inundated areas are close to creeks or rivers[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
Seed - fresh seed has a very short period of viability (10 - 12 days) and needs to be sown as soon as possible, before it dries out[1]. Seed does not require pre-treatment and germinates well in a sand bed in the nursery[1]. Germination rate is about 85%[1]. Young seedlings should be potted up into individual containers as soon as possible[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Otoba+novogranatensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Tropical Tree Seed Manual — Vosso. J. Editor. · USDA Forest Service. · 2002 · http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm ↩︎An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above.
- [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.