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Aspidosperma pyrifolium is a tree from the seasonally dry Caatinga vegetation of northeastern Brazil and Paraguay, valued as a bee plant. Grown outside its native range it needs warmth, sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates long dry spells.
Aspidosperma pyrifolium, synonym Aspidosperma populifolium, is a tree native to Brazil and Paraguay, which is typical of Caatinga vegetation. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1824.
Aspidosperma australe · Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon · Aspidosperma darienense · Aspidosperma discolor · Aspidosperma excelsum · Aspidosperma macrocarpon · Aspidosperma megalocarpon · Aspidosperma myristicifolium · Aspidosperma olivaceum · Aspidosperma parvifolium · Red Peroba · Aspidosperma pyricollum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspidosperma pyrifolium 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.
