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Didymocheton pachyphyllus

Didymocheton pachyphyllus
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Didymocheton pachyphyllus is a small tree in the mahogany family (Meliaceae) that grows up to about 15 m tall and is endemic to Lord Howe Island. Its care is not well documented, so treat it as a warm, moist tropical-climate tree that needs a sheltered, frost-free site.

Family
Meliaceae (Meli family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moisture-retentive soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Lord Howe I.
Climate
wet tropical

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Didymocheton pachyphyllus is a small tree in the family Meliaceae, endemic to Lord Howe Island. It grows up to 15 m (49 ft) tall, and is found at all elevations on the island.

Other Didymocheton plants

Didymocheton alliaceus · Australian Rosewood · Ivory Mahogany · Pencil Cedar · Didymocheton mollissimus · Miva Mahogany · Spur Mahogany · Didymocheton rufus · Didymocheton · Kohekohe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Didymocheton pachyphyllus 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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