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Chonopetalum

Chonopetalum is a genus of tropical African trees in the soapberry family, with one known species, C. stenodictyum, endemic to mainland Equatorial Guinea. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care guidance here is general and based on tropical forest tree needs.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam or a peat-based mix with added perlite.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard

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Chonopetalum stenodictyum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree endemic to mainland Equatorial Guinea in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Chonopetalum.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chonopetalum 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.

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