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Diplorhynchus

Diplorhynchus
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Diplorhynchus is a genus with one species, Diplorhynchus condylocarpon, a shrub or small tree from dry woodland in tropical and southern Africa. It is rarely grown as an ornamental and is mainly known in the wild, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as it is adapted to dry woodland.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Warm conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Diplorhynchus is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae native to tropical and southern Africa. As of August 2020, Plants of the World Online recognises the single species Diplorhynchus condylocarpon.

Where it grows

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon is native to an area from southern parts of the Republic of the Congo to the north of Namibia in the west and large parts of northern South Africa in the southeast. Its habitat is dry woodland and hillsides from sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft) altitude.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diplorhynchus 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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