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Aulacocalyx laxiflora is a shrub or small tree from the coffee family, native to miombo woodland and seasonally dry tropical areas of central and southern Africa. It is a wild species rarely grown in cultivation, so care advice is general guidance for a tropical woody shrub.
Aulacocalyx laxiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with elliptical leaves and white flowers. The species is native to The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Aulacocalyx laxiflora was described in 1961, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Aulacocalyx laxiflora is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Within Zambia, it is present in the Copperbelt, Northern, and Western regions. The species has an extent of occurrence of around 392,625 square kilometres (151,593 sq mi).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aulacocalyx laxiflora 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.
