Stigmaphyllon ciliatum is often listed as being from Central America but it grows as far south as Brazil. It was in fact noted by Joseph Banks when he arrived at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1768. The genus name comes from the Latin words 'stigma' for the receptive apex of the pistil of a flower and 'phyla', meaning "leaf" for the leaf-like stigma in the genus and the specific epithet is a reference to the hair-like projections along the leaf margins.
We have grown this plant since 1999 and that year also originally received the related Mascagnia macroptera as a species of Stigmophylon, which it certainly resembles. We also grow Stigmaphyllon littorale. These three plants seem confused in the nursery trade so we have a comparison image showing these three plants together on our Mascagnia and Stigmaphyllon Comparison Page.
Information displayed on this page about Stigmaphyllon ciliatum is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
