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Heteropanax nitentifolius

Heteropanax nitentifolius is a tree in the ivy family (Araliaceae) native to southeastern Yunnan in China and northern Vietnam. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care advice here is general guidance for related tropical Heteropanax trees.

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly before watering again.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, loamy potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (SE. Yunnan) to N. Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Heteropanax nitentifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree native to northern Vietnam and to southeastern Yunnan in south-central China.

Other Heteropanax plants

Heteropanax · Heteropanax yunnanensis · Heteropanax

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heteropanax nitentifolius 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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