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Chisocheton macranthus

Chisocheton macranthus is a rainforest tree from Borneo and the southern Philippines, reaching about 20 m tall, grown only in warm wet tropical climates. It is not a houseplant or garden staple, so it is mainly of interest to botanists and tropical arboretums.

Family
Meliaceae (Meli family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, as in its native lowland rainforest.
Soil
Rich, well-drained moist forest soil or loamy mix with organic matter.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. Borneo, S. Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Chisocheton macranthus is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet macranthus is from the Greek meaning 'large-flowered'.

Where it grows

Chisocheton macranthus is native to Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is lowland rain forests from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft) altitude.

Other Chisocheton plants

Chisocheton amabilis · Chisocheton ceramicus · Chisocheton crustularii · Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae · Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis · Chisocheton cumingianus · Chisocheton erythrocarpus · Chisocheton granatum · Chisocheton koordersii · Chisocheton lansiifolius · Chisocheton lasiocarpus · Chisocheton macrophyllus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chisocheton macranthus 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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