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Homalanthus acuminatus

Homalanthus acuminatus is a shrub or small tree from the spurge family, endemic to Samoa and listed as least concern. It is a wet tropical species rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, allowing the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile, humus-rich soil or a loam-based mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
Samoa (Savai'i, 'Upolu)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Homalanthus acuminatus, the fogamamala, is a species of shrub in the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is endemic to Samoa. It is currently listed as least concern.

Other Homalanthus plants

Bleeding Heart · Homalanthus nutans · Kermadec Poplar · Bleeding Heart Tree · Small Homalanthus · Homalanthus stokesii · Homalanthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homalanthus acuminatus 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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