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Callichilia monopodialis

Callichilia monopodialis is a shrub in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) with white flowers, native to forests in Cameroon and the Congo region. It is a forest understorey plant with little horticultural history, so care guidance is inferred from its wet tropical habitat.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never waterlogged, as in its humid forest habitat.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich forest-type mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
Native range
Cameroon to Congo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Callichilia monopodialis is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Where it grows

Callichilia monopodialis is endemic to Cameroon. Its habitat is lowland to submontane forests, at altitudes from 200–950 m (1,000–3,000 ft).

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callichilia monopodialis 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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