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Raran

Myrceugenia obtusa

Raran
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0

Raran (Myrceugenia obtusa) is an evergreen tree or shrub from the coastal mountains of central and southern Chile, growing up to about 8 m, and is grown mainly as an ornamental or native garden plant. Care is based on general knowledge for the species, as the sources cover only its range and form.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; it prefers moist sites.
Soil
Well-drained, moist, slightly acidic to neutral soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
10-25 °C; tolerates mild winters but protect from hard frost below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Chile
Climate
subtropical

About

Myrceugenia obtusa, also known as raran, is an evergreen tree endemic to Chile from Coquimbo to Cautin (31 to 38°S). It grows mainly in the coastal mountains on moist sites.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrceugenia obtusa 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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