Nyctaginaceae FAMILY
Pisonia brunoniana
Pisonia brunoniana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
A plant of subtropical to tropical islands in the Pacific. The fruits contain a very sticky sap, often causing them to adhere to the legs of birds. This can lead to the plant being spread to quite isolated islands in the Pacific.
Propagation
Seed - because of its sticky nature, it is easiest to plant the entire fruit; germinates in 4-6 weeks; or remove seed in water & plant horizontally in vermiculite, when it sprouts in 1-2 weeks; transfer to individual pots before leaves develop; keep pot moist, 20-30cm should be planted in ground with partial shade Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pisonia+brunoniana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
- [2]Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. — Barwick. M. · Thames & Hudson, London · 2004 · ISBN 0-500-51181-0 ↩︎A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.
- [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.