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Microtropis zeylanica

Microtropis zeylanica is a little-studied tree or shrub in the Celastraceae family, endemic to Sri Lanka's wet tropical forests. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Celastraceae (Celastr family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic potting mix or forest-type soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Sri Lanka
Climate
wet tropical

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Microtropis zeylanica is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Other Microtropis plants

Microtropis argentea · Microtropis densiflora · Microtropis fascicularis · Microtropis keningauensis · Microtropis kinabaluensis · Microtropis ovata · Microtropis platyphylla · Microtropis rigida · Microtropis sabahensis · Microtropis sarawakensis · Microtropis sumatrana · Microtropis tenuis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microtropis zeylanica 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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