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Baharuia gracilis

Baharuia gracilis is a climbing shrub in the dogbane family, native to Borneo and northern Sumatra, and it is the only species in its genus. It is a wet tropical forest plant with little documented cultivation, so care guidance is drawn mainly from general knowledge of tropical climbers.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and reduce watering slightly in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich mix that holds moisture.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NW. Sumatera, Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Baharuia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1995. It contains only one known species, Baharuia gracilis, native to Borneo and northern Sumatra.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baharuia 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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