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Ascarina philippinensis is a small tree in the Chloranthaceae family, native to the Philippines, Sulawesi, Borneo and New Guinea, growing up to about 24 m in wet tropical forest. It is a forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so it needs warm, humid, shaded to lightly lit conditions similar to its native rainforest.
Ascarina philippinensis is a species of small tree in the family Chloranthaceae. It is found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, Borneo, and New Guinea.
Ascarina philippinensis is most commonly found in the months of July, August, and April. Over 50% of the time, it was found in Papua New Guinea.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ascarina philippinensis 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.
