Germination of Psychotria spp.

[dogbane26]

I am wondering if anyone here knows anything about germinating Psychotria seeds?  

Im not sure but id assume other species are similar to Psychotria viridis.  

Is warmth, moisture( including high humidity) all that is necessary?  If so how warm does it have to be?  Is 75 degrees probably sufficient?

Stonehenge do you have much experience with P. viridis ?

[Juicemonkey]

they seem to take ages

just keep them damp and warm a long time
if the seed is good they may come up when they are ready

i had 3 batches down

1 x peruvian
1 x brazilian
1x fresh from a friends garden in Peru

BTW there big differences in the size and appearance of brazil and Peru seed
im definitley keen to grow both still

3 months later nothing from 1 and 2
number 3 has just popped 2 sprouts. it went down a month later so 2 months from sowing to sprouting.
in that time theres been no bottom heat but the ambient temp is 28C - 33C day and night.

they are in canadian peatmoss witha little vermiculite
1 and 2 had fungicide added
its called banrot here. Etridiazole.
not nice stuff, but very useful for rare seed.
but these havent come up anyway

the one that did had no fungicide. i dont think it is relevant though

so really have a go. and dont give up to soon
i wont be until a good 6 months has passed
some rainforest species take 12 -24 months! just sitting there in the moss (not) doing their thing

its prob and adaptation to being shat out by a bird and needing to wait for a little light, or last the dry season

[dogbane26]

Well the seeds I got I checked on them oneday and it seeds like you can split them into two halves.  I dont know why they didnt sell them to me that way then?  

I noticed one of them I planted rooted, but it is like now two radicles are going down in the soil from the same seed.  

I was probably right, you needed to split them in two.  I thought I broke the seed in half onetime and killed the embryo when I did it last time but it probably needs to be done.  

I hope I can leave it the way it is and they will push each other apart and germinate the way it is right now.  

What do you think?