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Gustavia gracillima

In Singapore: Narrow-leaved Gustavia (Grown in Singapore)

Gustavia gracillima
Photo: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Public domain

Gustavia gracillima is a tree in the Brazil-nut family (Lecythidaceae) native to western Colombia's wet tropics. It is a forest species rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during establishment; it is adapted to consistently wet tropical conditions.
Soil
Rich, well-drained forest-type soil with plenty of organic matter.
Temperature
Warm wet tropical conditions; protect from frost and temperatures below 10 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Gustavia gracillima is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.

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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gustavia gracillima 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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