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Geniostoma umbellatum

Geniostoma umbellatum is a shrub or small tree in the Loganiaceae family, native to Papua New Guinea and the wet tropics. It is rarely grown outside its native forests, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Loganiaceae (Logani family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in its growing season; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest-type soil.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Solomon Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Geniostoma umbellatum is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Other Geniostoma plants

Kamakahala · Geniostoma gagnae · Kamakahala · Hutton's Geniostoma · Geniostoma kaalae · Geniostoma lydgatei · Geniostoma macrophyllum · Geniostoma petiolosum · Geniostoma pumilum · Geniostoma rapense · Geniostoma rupestre var. glaberrimum · Hangehange

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geniostoma umbellatum 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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