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Calantica cerasifolia is a tree from Madagascar, the type species of its genus, that can grow up to 25 m tall with large clusters of small, often fragrant flowers. It is a forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so the care details below apply only if it is grown in a suitable tropical climate.
Calantica cerasifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is the type species of its genus, Calantica.
The plant is endemic to Madagascar, where it occurs in all provinces, those being Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliara. It grows in humid to sub-humid evergreen forests and thickets, and in dry deciduous forests from sea level to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in elevation.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calantica cerasifolia 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.
