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Guettarda
Guettarda is a genus of mostly tropical trees and shrubs in the coffee family, commonly called velvetseed. Its members are mainly coastal trees, and few are grown as ornamentals, so care information is limited.
Guettarda is a plant genus in the family Rubiaceae. Most of these plants are known by the common name velvetseed.
Most of the species are Neotropical. Twenty are found in New Caledonia and one reaches Australia. A few others are found on islands and in coastal areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is a tree of coastal habitats, up to 18 m (59 ft) in height.
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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.
