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Hymenaea martiana

Hymenaea martiana is a tree in the legume family native to seasonally dry tropical regions of South America, including Brazil and Paraguay. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is largely general knowledge for the genus.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during the growing season and allow the soil to dry between waterings, reducing water in the dry season.
Soil
Well-draining sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia, E. Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hymenaea martiana is a tree species in the genus Hymenaea found in Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco) and Paraguay.

Other Hymenaea plants

Stinkingtoe · Hymenaea oblongifolia · Hymenaea stigonocarpa · Hymenaea torrei · East African copal · Hymenaeas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenaea martiana 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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