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Parishia paucijuga

Parishia paucijuga is a large forest tree from Southeast Asia, reaching up to 30 m, found in lowland dipterocarp and swamp forests. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and its care needs are best met by mimicking warm, humid, moist lowland tropical conditions.

Family
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, as it naturally grows in swamp-adjacent forest.
Soil
Rich, moisture-retentive, well-drained loamy mix with plenty of organic matter.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Parishia paucijuga is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

Where it grows

Parishia paucijuga is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra. Its habitat is in lowland dipterocarp forests and in swamp forests.

Other Parishia plants

Parishia dinghouiana · Parishia insignis · Parishia maingayi · Parishia sericea · Parishia trifoliolata · Parishia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parishia paucijuga 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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