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Goniothalamus velutinus is a small tree or shrub of the custard apple family, native to northern and northwestern Borneo, found in peat swamps and streamsides in primary forest. It is a wild tropical forest species, not a common garden plant, so cultivation advice is limited.
Goniothalamus velutinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to northern and northwestern Borneo. Herbert Airy Shaw, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the dense velvety (velutinus in Latin) hair on its branchlets and petioles.
It has been observed growing in peat swamps and by streams in primary forests at elevations below 300 meters (980 ft).
Bioactive compounds extracted from its bark have been reported to have antioxidant activities using in vitro tests, anti-biofilm activity in tests with Streptococcus mutans and Proteus mirabilis, and cytostatic activity in tests with cultured human cancer cells.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goniothalamus velutinus 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.
