Soymida febrifuga
Meliaceae FAMILY

Soymida febrifuga

Soymida febrifuga

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
Growth—

A plant of dry to moist, mainly lowland areas in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 32 - 40°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 47°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 800 - 1,300mm, tolerating 600 - 1,500mm, growing in areas with a distinct dry season[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most well-drained soils[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, but tolerates 4.5 - 7.8[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Soymida+febrifuga>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

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  2. [2]Flore Forestiere Du Globe — Chnacerel L. · Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris. · 1920 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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  7. [7]Economic Products of India. Volume 1. — Watt. G. · Government of India: Calcutta. · 1883 ↩︎Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
  8. [8]Flora Medica — Lindley J. · Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London · 1838 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information.
  9. [9]Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary — Khare C.P. (Ed.) · Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg · 2007 · ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 ↩︎
  10. [10]Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants in the Eastern Ghats of Northern Andhra Pradesh, India — Venkaiah M., Prakasa Rao J. & R. Prameela R. · Springer Nature; Singapore · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1636-8 · ISBN 978-981-15-1635- ↩︎
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  13. [13]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.
  14. [14]The Commercial Products of India. — Watts. Sir George. · John Murray, London. · 1908 ↩︎A classic, with a comprehensive (as then known) listing of useful plants that were traded commercially at that time. It can be downloaded from various sites on the Internet.
  15. [15]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
  16. [16]A Manual of the Timbers of the World — Howard A.L. · MacMillan and Co.; London. · 1934 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An excellent and comprehensive book on timbers. Rather dated, but still a main source of information for many of the less known woods. It can be downloaded from the Internet.