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Mitrephora pallens

Mitrephora pallens is a small tree in the custard apple family (Annonaceae), native to southern Vietnam, with pale flowers and leathery leaves. It grows in wet tropical conditions on rocky ground at low elevations.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil or a loose mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Mitrephora pallens is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree native to southern Vietnam. Suzanne Jovet-Ast, the French botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its pale (pallens in Latin) flowers.

Where it grows

It has been observed growing on rocky substrates, at elevations of 100 to 300 meters (330 to 980 ft).

Other Mitrephora plants

Mitrephora alba · Mitrephora amdjahii · Mitrephora calcarea · Mitrephora caudata · Mitrephora diversifolia · Mitrephora fragrans · Mitrephora glabra · Large Cap Flower · Nilgiri Cap Flower · Mitrephora keithii · Mitrephora lanotan · Mitrephora macclurei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mitrephora pallens 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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