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Harpullia leichhardtii

Harpullia leichhardtii
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Harpullia leichhardtii is a small tree, up to about 8 m, native to the coastal far north of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for tropical trees.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce to the wet and dry seasons of its native climate.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of sandy or loamy mixes.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Northern Territory
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Harpullia leichhardtii is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a tree with 4 to 8 paripinnate leaves, the leaflets oblong to elliptic, curved and papery, greenish-yellow flowers, and yellow-orange capsules.

Where it grows

This species of Harpullia grows in near-coastal areas of the Arnhem Coast and Tiwi Cobourg bioregions of far northern Northern Territory.

Other Harpullia plants

Wing Leaved Tulip · Tulip-wood tree · Harpullia cauliflora · Harpullia cupanioides · Dwarf Harpullia · Blunt Leaved Tulip · Tulipwood · Claudie tulipwood · Slender Harpullia · Tulipwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harpullia leichhardtii 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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