Rothmannia capensis
Rothmannia capensis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant mainly of subtropical areas, though its range does just enter the tropics. It is resistant to at least light frosts[1]. Prefers loam or sandy soils[1]. Grows very well in light shade or in full sun[1]. The plant is somewhat drought resistant[1]. A moderately fast growing plant, able to increase in height by 70cm per year[1]. Plants can flower when only two years old, though most take a little longer[1].
Propagation
Seed - fairly easy. Remove the seeds from the brown fruit and sow them in containers. It is important to keep the seed mix moist until germination, which takes place from 14 days onwards[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rothmannia+capensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
- [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.