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Drypetes oblongifolia is a tree from the wet tropical forests of southwest India and Sri Lanka, found in the shola forest of Kerala. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so its care needs are mostly inferred from related Drypetes species and tropical forest trees.
Drypetes oblongifolia is a plant species of the genus Drypetes and the family Putranjivaceae.
It is found in the shola forest of Kerala, a state in India.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drypetes oblongifolia 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.
