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Balthasaria schliebenii

Balthasaria schliebenii is a tree from the Pentaphylacaceae family, native to wet tropical forests of East and Central Africa (Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda). It is a forest species with little cultivation history, so it is not a practical houseplant or garden plant.

Family
Pentaphylacaceae (Pentaphylac family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in its native wet tropical climate; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-heavy forest-type soil.
Temperature
Warm, humid tropical conditions; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Balthasaria schliebenii is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Balthasaria schliebenii 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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