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Phyllanthus temehaniensis

Glochidion temehaniense

Phyllanthus temehaniensis (also called Glochidion temehaniense) is a shrub or small tree native to the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited; treat it like other tropical Phyllanthus shrubs with bright light and regular moisture.

Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist in the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, moisture-retentive potting mix or garden loam.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Phyllanthus temehaniensis, also known by the synonym Glochidion temehaniense, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Like all other species of Phyllanthus, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.

Other Glochidion plants

Glochidion carrickii · Buttonwood · Phyllanthus hohenackeri · Glochidion hylandii · Phyllanthus raiateaensis · Glochidion stylosum · Glochidion symingtonii · Glochidion zeylanicum var. tomentosum · Glochidion · Phyllanthus apodogynus · Phyllanthus bourdillonii · Phyllanthus candolleanus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus temehaniensis 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.

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