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Paranephelium spirei

Paranephelium spirei is a tropical Asian tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae), native to Indo-China, Hainan and peninsular Malaysia. It is a forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during establishment and avoid drying out, as it grows in a wet tropical climate.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile forest soil or a rich loam mix.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, about 20–35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Hainan to Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Paranephelium spirei is an Asian tree species in the family Sapindaceae. It can be found in Indo-China, Hainan island and peninsular Malaysia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Viet Nam it may be called trường vải.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranephelium spirei 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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