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Aniba vulcanicola

Aniba vulcanicola is a tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae) found only in Ecuador, growing in moist montane forest. It is a forest species rarely cultivated, so care advice is limited to general needs for a shade-tolerant, moisture-loving tropical tree.

Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and avoid drying out, as in its humid montane habitat.
Soil
Well-drained, rich, slightly acidic organic mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aniba vulcanicola is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Other Aniba plants

Aniba ferrea · Rusty Aniba · Aniba intermedia · Aniba megaphylla · Aniba novogranatensis · Aniba pedicellata · Aniba percoriacea · Aniba pilosa · Aniba robusta · Brazilian Rosewood · Aniba santalodora · Aniba vaupesiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aniba vulcanicola 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.

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