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Memecylon elaeagni

Memecylon elaeagni is a small tree or shrub endemic to the Seychelles, in the Melastomataceae family. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is mostly general to tropical Memecylon species.

Family
Melastomataceae (Melastomat family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam or a peaty potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Seychelles

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Memecylon elaeagni is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Other Memecylon plants

Lijndenia greenwayi · Memecylon angustifolium · Memecylon caeruleum · Memecylon candidum · Memecylon cantleyi · Memecylon capitellatum · Memecylon cerasiforme · Memecylon cinereum · Memecylon clarkeanum · Memecylon corticosum · Memecylon cuneatum · Memecylon dasyanthum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Memecylon elaeagni 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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