Ramorinoa girolae
Ramorinoa girolae
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Ramorinoa girolae is native to the warm temperate and subtropical desert regions of western Argentina between the latitudes 29 - 33° south[1]. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.
Propagation
Like many species within the family Fabaceae, once they have ripened and dried the seeds of this species benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination[1]. 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: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ramorinoa+girolae>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Estructura de un bosque de Ramorinoa girolae (Fabaceaa), en la Sierra de Pie de Palo, San Juan (Argentina) — Hadad M.; Almiron M. & Scaglia J. · 2014 · ISBN 0373-580 X ↩︎
- [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 ↩︎