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Morisonia hastata

Cynophalla hastata

Also called Broadleaf Cape, Broad Leaved Caper, Broadleaf Caper

Morisonia hastata
Photo: Célio Moura Neto, CC BY 4.0

Morisonia hastata, also called broadleaf caper, is a tree in the caper family native to tropical America, including the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and eastern Brazil. It is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant, so care advice is mainly for a warm, frost-free outdoor setting with well-drained soil.

Family
Capparaceae (Cappar family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, loamy or sandy soil.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Morisonia hastata is a species of flowering plant in the caper family, Capparaceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, including the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia, and eastern Brazil.

Other Cynophalla plants

Falseteeth · Morisonia heterophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Morisonia hastata 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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