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Diospyros plectosepala is a tree in the ebony family (Ebenaceae) that grows up to about 8 metres tall and is known only from Sarawak on Borneo. It is a forest tree rather than a common garden plant, so care is mostly inferred from its wet tropical origin.
Diospyros plectosepala is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. The specific epithet plectosepala means 'twisted sepal'.
Diospyros plectosepala is endemic to Borneo, where it is known only from Sarawak. Its habitat is forests to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros plectosepala 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.
