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Hopea hainanensis

Hopea hainanensis
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Hopea hainanensis is a large forest tree of the dipterocarp family, native to Hainan Island and northern Vietnam. It is a wild timber species rather than a garden plant, so home growing is uncommon and the key to success is warm, humid, frost-free conditions.

Family
Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarp family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist while young and water regularly in dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic forest-type soil or a rich potting mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Hainan, N. Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hopea hainanensis is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Hainan Island of China and northern Vietnam. Hopea hainanensis produces the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor Hopeahainol A.

Other Hopea plants

Dalingdingan · Hopea aequalis · Hopea altocollina · Hopea andersonii · Hopea apiculata · Hopea aptera · Hopea auriculata · Hopea bancana · Hopea basilanica · Hopea beccariana · Hopea bilitonensis · Hopea brachyptera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hopea hainanensis 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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