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Hydnocarpus castaneus

Hydnocarpus castaneus is a tree of the Achari family native to tropical Asia, from Burma through Indochina to western Malesia, and now also cultivated in southern China. It grows 10 to 20 m tall and is grown for its large, velvety fruits and its seeds.

Family
Achariaceae (Achari family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Bangladesh to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hydnocarpus castaneus is an Asian tree species in the family Achariaceae. It is now accepted that Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus is a synonym and its native range is from Burma, the rest of Indochina through to W. Malesia; this species is now also cultivated in southern China.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydnocarpus castaneus 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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