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Annonaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Oxandra xylopioides

Oxandra xylopioides

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

Plants can succeed in wet soils[1]. Plants can produce fruit all year round[2]. The flowers are strongly aromatic with a pleasant fragrance[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Oxandra+xylopioides>

Pollinators

Beetles

References

  1. [1]The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae) — Jansen R.K. · American Society of Plant Taxonomists · 1985 ↩︎
  2. [2]Revision of Oxandra (Annonaceae) — Junikka L. et al · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X694283 ↩︎Includes many plant uses recorded by plant collectors.
  3. [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  4. [4]Wild edible fruits of Colombia: diversity and use prospects — López-Diago D. & García N. · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n02a02 ↩︎
  5. [5]Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador — de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba · Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific · 2008 · ISBN 978-9978-77-135-8 ↩︎