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Gustavia dodsonii is a tree from the Brazil-nut family, native to northwestern Ecuador's tropical moist forests, known for its large seeds. It is a forest species rarely grown outside its native range, so care is based on its tropical forest habitat.
Gustavia dodsonii is a species of woody plant in the Monkeypot Family (Lecythidaceae). It is a tree endemic to northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its most remarkable feature are its seeds, which can measure up to 2.9 inches (74 mm) in length by up to 2.25 inches (58mm) in diameter.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gustavia dodsonii 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.
