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Hunteria zeylanica
Hunteria zeylanica is a tree or evergreen shrub of Apocynaceae, native to coastal and lowland forests across tropical Africa and Asia. It is grown mainly as a landscape or forest tree in warm, frost-free climates rather than as a common houseplant.
Hunteria zeylanica grows as either an evergreen shrub or as a tree up to 15 m (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 34.5 cm (13.6 in). Its flowers feature a white corolla. The berries are yellow. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 350 m (1,100 ft) altitude. The trees can withstand salinity. Local medicinal uses include for stomach-ache. Hunteria zeylanica wood is used for weapon handles and as firewood. In Africa, the plant is native to Kenya and Tanzania and in Asia it is native to China, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina and western Malesia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hunteria zeylanica 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.
