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Melanochyla angustifolia is a large forest tree from Southeast Asia, growing up to 30 m tall in wet lowland forests and swamps. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care advice is for enthusiasts or botanic collections in warm, humid, frost-free conditions.
Melanochyla angustifolia is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.
Melanochyla angustifolia is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitat is in lowland swamps and dipterocarp forests.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melanochyla angustifolia 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.
