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Excoecaria acerifolia

Excoecaria acerifolia is a tree in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) native to southern and eastern China, Myanmar and the Himalayan foothills. It is a wet tropical species rarely grown outside its native range, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly before watering again.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: The sap of Excoecaria species is a milky latex that is irritating to skin and eyes and harmful if swallowed; handle with care and wear gloves when pruning.
Native range
Uttarakhand to SC. & EC. China and NW. Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Excoecaria acerifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1857. It is native to Yunnan, China. It is monoecious.

Other Excoecaria plants

Excoecaria acuminata · Gewa · Excoecaria antsingyensis · Excoecaria aporusifolia · Excoecaria bantamensis · Excoecaria benthamiana · Excoecaria borneensis · Pawnbroker Tree · Excoecaria canjoerensis · Excoecaria cochinchinensis · Excoecaria confertiflora · Excoecaria cuspidata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Excoecaria acerifolia 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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