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Berlinia korupensis is a very large tree, up to about 42 m tall, found only in Korup National Park in western Cameroon and listed as Critically Endangered, with only about 17 known trees. It is a forest tree and is not known to be grown as a garden or houseplant.
Berlinia korupensis is a species of tree up to 42 m (138 ft) tall and 88 cm (35 in) diameter, belonging to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to the Korup National Park in Cameroon, West Africa. Having produced large, delicate white flowers reminiscent of a Bauhinia, the species' seed pods can grow to be 30 cm long. Seed dispersal is explosive with the opposing halves of the pods tightening as they dry until suddenly they split and shoot seeds for a distance that can be as great as 50 m (160 ft). It is on the Critically Endangered list as thus far only 17 trees have been found. This is a recent discovery, having been unknown to science prior to June 2010.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berlinia korupensis 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.
