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Atractocarpus fitzalanii
Also called Brown Gardenia Or Yellow Mangosteen, Randia, Yellow Mangosteen
In Singapore: Brown Gardenia, Yellow Mangosteen (Grown in Singapore)
A dioecious shrub or small tree from coastal tropical Queensland, grown for its glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers. It needs a shady spot with good drainage, or bright indirect light indoors.
Atractocarpus fitzalanii, commonly known as the brown gardenia or yellow mangosteen, is a species of plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae. It is found in coastal parts of tropical Queensland, Australia. The beautifully scented flowers and glossy foliage has seen this plant enter cultivation in gardens of eastern Australia.
Its bushy foliage, flowers and edible fruit allow it to sometimes be used in horticultural gardens. It is suited to a shady position with good drainage in gardens, or moderately to brightly lit indoor spaces. In the city of Cairns for example, more than 280 of these have been planted as street trees.
A. f. subsp. fitzalanii is widespread in rainforest, monsoon forest, swamp forest, mangrove forest, and riparian forest from just south of Cooktown to just south of Mackay, at altitudes from sea level to around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
Native Gardenia · Narrow Leaved Gardenia · Native Gardenias And Allies
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atractocarpus fitzalanii 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.
