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Aulacocalyx talbotii

Aulacocalyx talbotii
Photo: Meise Botanic Garden, CC BY 4.0

Aulacocalyx talbotii is a shrub or tree of the coffee family (Rubiaceae) from the lowland rainforests of west-central Africa, reaching up to 15 metres with cream flowers and dark brown or purplish fruits. It is a forest species rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is general and based on rainforest tree needs.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, free-draining loam or forest-type potting mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 10 °C.
Native range
Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aulacocalyx talbotii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with cream-coloured flowers, and dark brown or purplish fruits. The species is native to west-central Africa.

Aulacocalyx talbotii was described in 1913, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Aulacocalyx talbotii is native to Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. Its estimated extent of occurrence is 204,821 square kilometres (79,082 sq mi). The species grows in lowland rainforests.

Other Aulacocalyx plants

Aulacocalyx camerooniana · Aulacocalyx caudata · Aulacocalyx divergens · Aulacocalyx jasminiflora · Aulacocalyx lamprophylla · Aulacocalyx laxiflora · Aulacocalyx lujae · Aulacocalyx mapiana · Aulacocalyx pallens · Aulacocalyx subulata · Aulacocalyx

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aulacocalyx talbotii 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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