Meliaceae FAMILY
Trichilia tuberculata
Trichilia tuberculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
Although the tree reproduces abundantly in the wild, there are seldom any saplings growing close to an adult specimen, whereas there can be concentrations of saplings far from any adult. Apparently there is a fungus associated with adults which tends to kill nearby saplings[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichilia+tuberculata>
Pollinators
Bees, Insects
References
- [1]Tree Species of Panama — http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s ↩︎Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.
- [2]Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 30 — Harvard University, Boston. · 1984 - 1986 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.