Poitea gracilis
Poitea gracilis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Poitea gracilis is a plant of the seasonally dry tropics. The plant can be coppiced - it spreads at the roots and regenerates by suckers[1]..
Propagation
Like many species within the family Fabaceae, once they have ripened and dried the seeds of this species may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing[PFAF]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Poitea+gracilis>
Pollinators
Bees
References
- [1]Biogeography and Systematics of Poitea (Leguminosae); Inferences from Morphological and Molecular Data — Lavin M. · 1993 ↩︎
- [2]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎