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Eschweilera rhododendrifolia

Eschweilera rhododendrifolia is a tropical forest tree in the Brazil-nut family, native only to northern Brazil and threatened by habitat loss. It is not a garden or houseplant, so care guidance applies only to cultivation in a botanic or tropical collection.

Family
Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the root zone evenly moist, watering more in the wet season and less in dry spells.
Soil
Deep, well-drained, fertile tropical soil or a rich loam-based mix.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
Native range
N. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

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Eschweilera rhododendrifolia is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Eschweilera plants

Imbiriba alvimii · Eschweilera atropetiolata · Eschweilera baguensis · Eschweilera beebei · Eschweilera bogotensis · Bolten Eschweilera · Eschweilera carinata · Eschweilera coriacea · Eschweilera cyathiformis · Eschweilera fanshawei · Eschweilera integricalyx · Jicarillo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eschweilera rhododendrifolia 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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