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Magonia pubescens is a tree from the soapberry family, native to seasonally dry tropical South America (Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and NE Argentina). It is rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are general guidance for a large tropical tree.
Magonia A.St.-Hil. is a plant genus in the family Sapindaceae, with a single currently accepted species, Magonia pubescens. It is a tree native to tropical South America, ranging from northern Brazil through Bolivia and Paraguay to northeastern Argentina.
Magonia Vell. is a synonym of Ruprechtia, a genus in the family Polygonaceae.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magonia pubescens 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.
