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Helicia lewisensis

Helicia lewisensis is a rainforest tree from the Protea family, endemic to the upland rainforests of northeastern Queensland's Wet Tropics. It is a vulnerable species, so it is best grown only from responsibly sourced seed or cuttings and is rarely seen in cultivation.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
NE. Queensland

About

Helicia lewisensis is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the northern upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 900 to 1,330 m (2,950 to 4,360 ft) altitude.

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "vulnerable" species.

Other Helicia plants

Helicia acutifolia · Helicia albiflora · Helicia amplifolia · Helicia attenuata · Austral oak · Blake's Silky Oak · Helicia calocoma · Helicia excelsa · Hairy Honeysuckle · Helicia fuscotomentosa · Brown Oak · Helicia grandifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helicia lewisensis 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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