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Osmoxylon chrysanthum

Osmoxylon chrysanthum is a shrub in the ivy family (Araliaceae) from the wet tropics, native to Papua New Guinea according to the sources (Kew lists the Solomon Islands). It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited and should be treated as general.

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
Solomon Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Osmoxylon chrysanthum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Other Osmoxylon plants

Osmoxylon arrhenicum · Osmoxylon corneri · Osmoxylon ellipsoideum · Osmoxylon lanceolatum · Osmoxylon mariannense · Osmoxylon miquelii · Osmoxylon reburrum · Osmoxylon whitmorei · Osmoxylon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Osmoxylon chrysanthum 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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