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Acridocarpus

Acridocarpus
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0

Acridocarpus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the Malpighi family, native to Arabia, tropical and subtropical Africa, and one species in New Caledonia. Few members are grown as ornamentals, so care depends on the specific species; most are drought-tolerant, sun-loving plants suited to warm, well-drained conditions.

Family
Malpighiaceae (Malpighi family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. Species in this genus are native to Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acridocarpus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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