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Ochreinauclea missionis

Ochreinauclea missionis
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0

Ochreinauclea missionis is a tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to the wet tropical forests of western and southern India. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so it is best known to botanists and forest managers rather than home gardeners.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during establishment; it prefers the steady moisture of its native wet tropical climate.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 20 to 32 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. & S. India
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ochreinauclea missionis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The caterpillars of the commander (Limenitis procris), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize this species as a food plant.

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Ochreinauclea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ochreinauclea missionis 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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