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Claoxylon longifolium

Claoxylon longifolium is a shrub or small tree in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native to wet tropical forests from southern China and Assam through South-East Asia and New Guinea to the Caroline Islands. It is a wild forest species with little horticultural history, so care guidance is general.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18 to 30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (S. Yunnan) to Trop. Asia and Caroline Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Claoxylon longifolium is a species of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in Assam, South-East Asia, New Guinea and Caroline Islands.

Other Claoxylon plants

Claoxylon angustifolium · Brittlewood · Claoxylon hillii · Laping Budak · Claoxylon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Claoxylon longifolium 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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