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Capitanopsis oreophila is a small shrub from the mint family, native to southeastern Madagascar, where it grows on rock faces and inselbergs at 500 to 2,500 m. Little is documented about cultivation, so treat its care as an experiment based on its rocky, well-drained native habitat.
Capitanopsis oreophila, synonym Plectranthus bipinnatus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a small shrub native to Madagascar, where it is commonly known as andriamborondrao.
Capitanopsis oreophila is native to southeastern Madagascar. It is found on humid, subhumid, and high-elevation rock faces and inselbergs between 500 and 2,500 meters elevation.
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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.
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.
