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Glenniea philippinensis

Glenniea philippinensis
Photo: Board of Trustees, RBG Kew, CC BY 3.0

Glenniea philippinensis is a large tropical forest tree of Southeast Asia, grown for its edible fruit in its native range, and not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant. Its key requirement is a warm, humid, frost-free tropical climate.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during establishment and water in dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
S. Indo-China, N. Borneo to Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Glenniea philippinensis is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the lychee family, that is native to Southeast Asia.

Where it grows

The species is found in Thailand, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines and Borneo. It occurs in mixed hill forest at an elevation of 300–800 m.

Other Glenniea plants

Glenniea penangensis · Glenniea unijuga · Glenniea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glenniea philippinensis 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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