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Parapiptadenia rigida is a large perennial tree or shrub from South America's subtropical forests, reaching 18 to 30 m with a straight trunk and dark green foliage. It is grown mainly as a shade or timber tree, and it suits warm, frost-free climates.
Parapiptadenia rigida is a perennial shrub or tree. It is not a threatened species. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Common names include angico, angico-cedro, angico-do-banhado, angico-dos-montes, angico-verdadeiro, angico-vermelho (in Spanish angico is changed for anchico), guarucaia and paric.
Parapiptadenia rigida grows from about 18 to 30 m (59 to 98 ft) in height and it has a straight trunk which has slightly furrowed bark. The foliage is dark green and the flowers are greenish-yellow 5 to 9 cm (2.0 to 3.5 in) long. It blooms in the spring. The seed pods grow 9 to 16 cm (3.5 to 6.3 in) in length. The seeds are flat, oval and brown. It is found along the lengths of rivers.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parapiptadenia rigida 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.
