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Hancornia

Hancornia
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0

Hancornia is a genus with a single known species, Hancornia speciosa (mangabeira), a South American tree or shrub grown for its edible mangaba fruit. Its care is most like that of a tropical fruit tree in a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

Hancornia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, Hancornia speciosa, commonly called mangabeira, which produces fruits known as mangabas.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hancornia 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.

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