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Dorstenia cayapia

Dorstenia cayapia
Photo: Aureonatal, CC0

Dorstenia cayapia is a small shrub-like perennial from the fig and mulberry family, native to eastern Brazil and Bolivia. It is a rare, little-studied species grown mainly by collectors of Dorstenia, and it needs warm, humid, bright conditions.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix with some perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

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Dorstenia cayapia is a species of plant in the family Moraceae which is native to Brazil and Bolivia.

Other Dorstenia plants

Dorstenia albertii · Dorstenia appendiculata · Dorstenia arifolia · Dorstenia aristeguietae · Dorstenia bahiensis · Dorstenia barnimiana · Dorstenia barteri · Dorstenia belizensis · Dorstenia bonijesu · Dorstenia bowmanniana · Dorstenia brasiliensis · Dorstenia brevipetiolata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dorstenia cayapia 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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