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Bussea xylocarpa

Bussea xylocarpa is a legume tree in the pea and bean family, native only to Mozambique and threatened by habitat loss. It is a wild tree of seasonally dry tropical woodland and is not a common cultivated or houseplant species.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly while establishing, then rely on seasonal rain; tolerates dry spells once mature.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerates poor, sandy or rocky ground typical of dry woodland.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 18-35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Mozambique
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bussea xylocarpa is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.

It is found only in Mozambique.

Other Bussea plants

Bussea eggelingii · Bussea gossweileri · Bussea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bussea xylocarpa 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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