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Melanophylla madagascariensis

Melanophylla madagascariensis is a tree from the Torricelli family, endemic to eastern Madagascar and native to moist lowland forest. It is seldom grown outside its native range and is threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Torricelliaceae (Torricelli family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and allow the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral humus-based mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
E. Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Melanophylla madagascariensis 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 angustior · Melanophylla aucubifolia · Melanophylla crenata · Melanophylla modestei · Melanophylla perrieri · Melanophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melanophylla madagascariensis 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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