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Calophyllum havilandii

Calophyllum havilandii is a tree native to northwest Borneo, where it grows in peat swamp forest. It is a wet-site species that needs consistently moist conditions and is not a typical garden or houseplant.

Family
Calophyllaceae (Calophyll family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the root zone consistently moist, as it naturally grows in waterlogged peat swamps.
Soil
Acidic, wet, peat-rich or organic-heavy soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 22–32 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
NW. Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Calophyllum havilandii is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Borneo, where it grows in peat swamps.

Other Calophyllum plants

Calophyllum acidus · Calophyllum acutiputamen · Antilles calophyllum · Calophyllum apetalum · Alligatorbark · Calophyllum austroindicum · Calophyllum bicolor · Calophyllum bifurcatum · Calophyllum bracteatum · Santa Maria · Calophyllum brassii · Calophyllum calaba

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calophyllum havilandii 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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