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Leptolaena delphinensis

Leptolaena delphinensis is a rare forest tree from southeast Madagascar, known only from the wild and not grown as an ornamental or crop. It is threatened by habitat loss, so it is not a practical plant for home gardens.

Family
Sarcolaenaceae (Sarcolaen family)
Grows as
Tree
Temperature
Seasonally dry tropical climate; no reliable cultivation data.
Native range
SE. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Leptolaena delphinensis is a species of flowering plant in the Sarcolaenaceae family. It is found only in Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Leptolaena plants

Leptolaena abrahamii · Leptolaena arenaria · Leptolaena cuspidata · Leptolaena gautieri · Leptolaena masoalensis · Leptolaena multiflora · Leptolaena pauciflora · Leptolaena raymondii · Leptolaena

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptolaena delphinensis 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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