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Goniothalamus repevensis

Goniothalamus repevensis
Photo: The image is in an article by A. Finet and F. Gagnepain, and the image itself is attributed to C. Kastner as the illustr, Public domain

Goniothalamus repevensis is a small bush or tree from Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, growing in dry evergreen forest. Little is documented about cultivation, so care notes here are general guidance for the genus.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic potting mix or loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. Thailand to Cambodia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Goniothalamus repevensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Achille Eugène Finet and François Gagnepain, the French botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Mt. Knang-Repeuh in Cambodia where Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre collected the lectotype specimen they examined.

Where it grows

It has been observed growing in dry evergreen forests at elevations of 600–900 meters (2,000–3,000 ft).

Uses

In Cambodia it is commonly called Vor Krovan and is reported to be used in cosmetics.

Other Goniothalamus plants

Goniothalamus acehensis · Goniothalamus amuyon · Goniothalamus aurantiacus · China pine · Goniothalamus calvicarpus · Goniothalamus calycinus · Goniothalamus chartaceus · Goniothalamus cheliensis · Goniothalamus chinensis · Goniothalamus curtisii · Goniothalamus dewildei · Goniothalamus elegans

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goniothalamus repevensis 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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