Xylopia brasiliensis
Xylopia brasiliensis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of mainly low elevations in the tropics to the subtropics, it can be found at elevations up to 800 metres. Prefers a sunny position[1]. Newly planted young trees are slow to establish and grow away slowly[1].
Propagation
Seed - germination rates and time are improved if the seed is scarified by lightly abrading the seedcoat prior to sowing. Sow the seeds in a nursery seedbed. Germination rates are usually low, with sprouting taking place within 30 - 50 days. Transplant the seedlings into individual containers when they are 4 - 6cm tall. Seedlings are quite slow growing and it will take 9 - 11 months from germination until they are ready to plant into their permanent positions[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xylopia+brasiliensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎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]Plants used traditionally to treat malaria in Brazil. — Botsaris A.S. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · 2007 ↩︎Brief details of plants that have traditionally been used to treat malaria.