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Aspidosperma discolor

Aspidosperma discolor
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0

Aspidosperma discolor is a timber tree from the Brazilian seasonally dry tropics, grown mainly for its wood rather than as an ornamental. It is not a practical garden or houseplant.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Tolerates seasonal drought once established; water young trees regularly.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and rocky ground.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Contains the alkaloid isoreserpiline; Aspidosperma species are generally considered toxic, but the specific effects of this species are not documented in the sources.
Native range
Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Aspidosperma discolor is a timber tree native to Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

Aspidosperma discolor contains an alkaloid that is called isoreserpiline.

Other Aspidosperma plants

Red Peroba · White Quebracho · Aspidosperma ramiflorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspidosperma discolor 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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