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Meryta lucida is a tree in the ivy family (Araliaceae), endemic to the islands of Raiatea and Huahine in French Polynesia. It is a wet tropical forest species, so it needs warm, humid, sheltered conditions to grow well.
Meryta lucida is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the islands of Raiatea and Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Meryta lucida 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.
