Simaroubaceae FAMILY
Simarouba versicolor
Simarouba versicolor
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The bark and the leaves are poisonous[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthMedium
Grows best in a sunny position[1]. Seedling plants establish reasonably well after planting out[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. Sow in a sunny position in nursery seedbeds or individual pots, covering the seed with 1cm of compost[1]. Germination rates are usually low, occurring in 4 - 6 weeks[1]. Pot seedlings up when 5 - 6cm tall , they should be ready to plant out about 6 - 7 months later[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Simarouba+versicolor>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]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.
- [2]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.