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Buchanania sessilifolia

Buchanania sessilifolia is a tree in the cashew family, native to lowland forests of Southeast Asia, growing up to 20 metres tall. It is grown mainly as a forest or landscape tree rather than a common garden plant, so it needs a warm, humid, tropical climate.

Family
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then taper off as the tree establishes; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of lowland soils.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Buchanania sessilifolia is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. The specific epithet sessilifolia is from the Latin meaning 'leaf without stalk', referring to the sessile leaves.

Where it grows

Buchanania sessilifolia grows naturally in Laos, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests from sea-level to 100 m (300 ft) altitude.

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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.

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