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Oreopanax peltatus

Oreopanax peltatus
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0

Oreopanax peltatus is a tree in the ivy family (Araliaceae) native to subtropical forests from Mexico to Honduras. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and it is listed as threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Temperature
Subtropical; likely frost-sensitive, protect below about 5 °C
Native range
Mexico to Honduras
Climate
subtropical

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Oreopanax peltatus is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Oreopanax plants

Oreopanax dactylifolius · Oreopanax oerstedianus · Oreopanax oroyanus · Oreopanax raimondii · Oreopanax rosei · Oreopanax sanderianus · Oreopanax sessiliflorus · Oreopanax stenophyllus · Oreopanax

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreopanax peltatus 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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