Siphonochilus aethiopicus
Siphonochilus aethiopicus
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in tropical and subtropical climates, where it is adapted to growing in areas with a distinct dry season. An easily grown plant, provided it is given a well-drained, compost rich soil and a warm, but shady position either in a container or in the garden[1]. Plants respond very well to high levels of feeding with organic matter[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required. Female forms tend to be smaller than male forms[1].
Propagation
Seed - can take up to a year to germinate[1]. Division of the rhizomes, carried out when plants are dormant. Be careful not to remove or damage the roots when splitting the rhizomes[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Siphonochilus+aethiopicus>
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]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [3]Pharmaceutical monographs for 60 South African plant species — Scott, G. and Springfield, E.P. · 2004 · http://www.plantzafrica.com/medmonographs ↩︎A series of 60 monographs of S. African medicinal plants. Well written, with information on traditional uses and modern research into the plants.