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Bridelia tenuifolia

Bridelia tenuifolia is a shrub or small tree in the Phyllanthaceae family, native to dry woodland and shrubland in southern Africa (Angola and Namibia, with a Chad record in the checklist). It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care is based on its dry-climate habitat.

Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C.
Native range
Chad, Angola to NW. Namibia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Bridelia tenuifolia is a tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to southern Africa (Angola and Namibia).

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Brush Ironbark · Bridelia grandis · Bridelia · Velvet Bridelia · Bridelia moonii · Bridelia ovata · Bridelia retusa · Bridelia speciosa · Climbing Bridelia · Bridelia whitmorei · Bridelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bridelia tenuifolia 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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