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Harpullia rhyticarpa
Slender harpullia is a small evergreen understory tree from northeastern Queensland rainforests, grown mainly as a specimen in wet tropical gardens. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions to do well.
Harpullia rhyticarpa, commonly known as slender harpullia, is a plant in the family Sapindaceae which is endemic to the rainforests northeastern Queensland, Australia.
It has been suggested that this plant be used in tropical gardens, although it requires specific conditions. As of 21 September 2023 there is little evidence of the species having been taken up by landscapers, and in the city of Cairns (which is in the centre of the species' natural range) there are only two specimens listed on Council's treeplotter database, both of which are associated with the Cairns Botanic Gardens.
Harpullia rhyticarpa is confined to coastal rainforests of northeastern Queensland, from near Cooktown to Cardwell, including the Atherton Tableland where it is common. It grows in well-developed rainforest at altitudes from close to sea level up to around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harpullia rhyticarpa 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.
