Phylloxylon xylophylloides
Phylloxylon xylophylloides
Safety & Hazards
The wood is used as a fish poison[1].
Cultivation Details
A plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from near sea level to almost 1,500 metres. The plant grows in the wild on sandy and loamy soils[1]. Phylloxylon xylophylloides shows a peculiar method of germination. A plumule is absent in the seed. The radicle penetrates into the soil while the seed remains at its position on top of the soil. In 3 - 4 months the seedling develops a spindle-shaped primary root 10 - 15 cm long and a curved hypocotyl. At this stage the cotyledonous mass of the seed has been much reduced, and the seedling enters into a resting period until the onset of the next rainy season. Then a leaf-like stem develops from a bud on the hypocotyl. The growth is very slow[1].
Propagation
Seed - The seeds remain viable for up to 6 months[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phylloxylon+xylophylloides>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]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.
- [2]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.
- [3]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.