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Alphitonia zizyphoides
Toi is a medium-large evergreen tree of Pacific islands, reaching 20 to 25 m in the wild and often stunted in poor sites. It is grown mainly as a shade or ornamental tree in warm, wet climates; the key is ample warmth, moisture and space for its broad crown.
Alphitonia zizyphoides is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. It is a tree native to the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, the Samoan Islands, the Society Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.
Alphitonia zizyphoides is a widespread and common native of the South Pacific.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alphitonia zizyphoides 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
