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Nealchornea

Nealchornea is a genus of tropical South American trees in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), with species such as N. yapurensis and N. stipitata recorded from Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. They are forest trees rarely grown as ornamentals, so care guidance here is general and applies to the genus as a whole.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or loamy garden soil.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Nealchornea is a genus of trees in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1913. It is native to South America.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nealchornea 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.

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