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Beilschmiedia mayumbensis

Beilschmiedia mayumbensis is a small tree of the laurel family, growing up to about 8 m, known only from three old collections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a lowland tropical rainforest species and is threatened by forest clearance, so it is not a commonly grown plant.

Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest soil or peat-based mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Congo to DR Congo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Beilschmiedia mayumbensis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Beilschmiedia mayumbensis is a small tree which grows up to 8 meters high.

Other Beilschmiedia plants

Beilschmiedia ambigua · Canary Ash · Southern Acorn Tree · Beilschmiedia bracteata · Beilschmiedia brunnea · Beilschmiedia castrisinensis · Beilschmiedia collina · Grey Walnut · Beilschmiedia gaboonensis · Beilschmiedia giorgii · Beilschmiedia insignis · Beilschmiedia kweo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Beilschmiedia mayumbensis 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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