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Nuxia verticillata is a tree from the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Stilbaceae family, with elliptical leaves and pyramidal flower clusters. It grows in wet tropical woodland and is not a common cultivated plant.
Nuxia verticillata is a species of flowering plant in the family Stilbaceae. It is a tree with elliptical to oblong-elliptical leaves, and pyramidal inflorescences.
The species is native to the Mascarene Islands. It was described in 1792. The wood is used in construction.
Nuxia verticillata is native to the wet tropical biome of the Mascarene Islands. It is present in Mauritius and Réunion. In Mauritius, the species is common in woodlands.
In Réunion, the wood is used in construction, including to create rafters in roofs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nuxia verticillata 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.
