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Axinaea sclerophylla is a small tree from the montane forests of southern Ecuador, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m. It is rarely cultivated, so care advice here is general guidance for a cool, humid, high-altitude tropical tree.
Axinaea sclerophylla is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The species is endemic to Ecuador where it is found in the southern Andes at altitudes of between 2,000 and 3,000 m (6,600 and 9,800 ft). It is known from just twelve populations in the montane forest zone, one from Sevilla de Oro in Azuay Province, one from near the Sígsig to Gualaquiza road in Morona-Santiago Province, and the rest from Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe Provinces.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Axinaea sclerophylla 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.
