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Magnistipula

Magnistipula is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cocoa plum family (Chrysobalanaceae), native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant, so care advice is limited.

Family
Chrysobalanaceae (Chrysobalan family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil feel dry, keeping the root zone evenly moist but never soggy.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Magnistipula is a genus of plant in family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1905.

Magnistipula is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Other Magnistipula plants

Magnistipula conrauana · Magnistipula cuneatifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnistipula 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.

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