Rudgea viburnoides
Rudgea viburnoides
Safety & Hazards
Although used medicinally, the plant can be poisonous in larger doses, causing a violent colic and vomiting[1].
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics, found at elevations from near sea level to over 1,300 metres. Where it grows in the savannah of central Brazil, it experiences a mean annual temperature ranging from 18 - 22°c, with lows below 15°c in the cool season. Mean annual rainfall ranges from 900 - 1,800mm. Grows best in a sunny position. Often found in deep, well-drained, moist soils that can be low in nutrients.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed. Sow them on the surface of the soil and then water them copiously but carefully to bury them into the top layer of the soil without washing them away. A low germination rate can usually be expected, with the seed sprouting within 30 - 40 days[2]. When the seedlings are 4 - 5cm tall, pot them up into individual containers and they should be ready to plant out 6 - 7 months later[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rudgea+viburnoides>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
- [2]Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-15-1 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
- [3]Liver Morphology and Morphometry and Plasma Biochemical Parameters of Wistar Rats that Received Leaf Infusion of Rud — Monteiro J.C.; da Matta S.L.P.; Predes F. De Oliveira T.T. · Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology · 2009 · ISBN 1516-8913 ↩︎A research paper on possible liver damage from using Rudgea viburnoides.