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Cratylia bahiensis

Cratylia bahiensis is a leguminous climber from seasonally dry tropical eastern Brazil, known from few sources and grown mainly as a forage or cover legume in the tropics. It needs warmth, sun, and well-drained soil, and tolerates drought once established.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates dry seasons.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cratylia bahiensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cratylia bahiensis 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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