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Nauclea nyasica

Nauclea nyasica is a large tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to seasonally dry tropical woodland in Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. It is a wild timber and woodland species rather than a garden plant, so care notes below are general guidance for any cultivation.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when young and during dry spells; established trees tolerate seasonal drought.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of types.
Temperature
18-32 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Tanzania to Mozambique
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Nauclea nyasica is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described as Burttdavya nyasica by Hoyle in 1936 as the only species in the genus Burttdayva. The species (and genus) was transferred to Nauclea in 2014. It is a large tree found in Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique.

Other Nauclea plants

Nauclea diderrichii · African Peach · Leichhardt pine · Nauclea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nauclea nyasica 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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