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Paranecepsia andrafiabensis

Paranecepsia andrafiabensis
Photo: Barberá, P., Lachenaud, O., & Riina, R. (2022). A new species of Paranecepsia (Euphorbiaceae-Acalyphoideae) from Madagas, CC BY 4.0

Paranecepsia andrafiabensis is a critically endangered tree from the spurge family, known only from limestone karst forest in northwestern Madagascar, reaching about 15 m tall. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and cultivation details are scarce, so care advice is mostly general for spurge-family trees in wet tropical climates.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; reduce in the cooler season.
Soil
Free-draining mix such as loam with grit or perlite, since native habitat is limestone karst.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Paranecepsia andrafiabensis is a tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a critically endangered species, endemic to Madagascar.

Where it grows

Paranecepsia andrafiabensis is endemic to northwestern Madagascar, where it is confined to the boundaries of Ankarana Special Reserve in Diana Region. Its habitat is in deciduous forest on limestone karst, at elevations of 37–72 m (121–236 ft).

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranecepsia andrafiabensis 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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