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Melanophylla angustior

Melanophylla angustior is a small tree from southeastern Madagascar, rarely cultivated and little documented in horticulture. Its care needs are poorly known, so treat any growing advice as tentative.

Family
Torricelliaceae (Torricelli family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, reducing in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
SE. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Melanophylla angustior is a species of plant in the Torricelliaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Melanophylla plants

Melanophylla alnifolia · Melanophylla aucubifolia · Melanophylla crenata · Melanophylla madagascariensis · Melanophylla modestei · Melanophylla perrieri · Melanophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melanophylla angustior 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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