Distimake tuberosus
Hawaiian Wood-rose · Spanish Arbour-vine · Spanish Arborvine
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- climbing herbaceous tree or lianaPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- YellowRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Hawaiian wood rose is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas to Brazil, yet it is an invasive species on a number of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, among them New Caledonia. Wikipedia: Distimake tuberosus
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998Difficulty Low
Dry storage
Duration: 730 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
about 2 years from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.
100% germination in 7–21 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials
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