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Miliusa velutina

Miliusa velutina
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Miliusa velutina is a tropical tree in the custard apple family (Annonaceae) native to the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia. It is a wild forest tree rather than a common garden or houseplant, and it is grown mainly where it occurs naturally.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and allow the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Himalaya to Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

About

Miliusa velutina is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is a tree native the Indian Subcontinent and mainland Indochina, ranging from India in the west to Vietnam in the east.

Uses

The plant has traditionally been used as a vegetable by local populations, and as an herbal remedy in several countries to treat conditions such as inflammation and bacterial infections.

Other Miliusa plants

Miliusa amplexicaulis · Miliusa brahei · Miliusa · Miliusa indica · Miliusa macrocarpa · Miliusa nilagirica · Miliusa parviflora · Miliusa tomentosa · Miliusa traceyi · Miliusa wightiana · Miliusa zeylanica · Miliusa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Miliusa velutina 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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