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Pentacalia moronensis

Pentacalia moronensis is a climbing member of the daisy family (Asteraceae) from the wet lowland forests of eastern Ecuador. It is a wild species seldom grown in gardens, so care depends on its tropical moist forest origin.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-draining humus-based mix.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
E. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pentacalia moronensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It a climber native to eastern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Pentacalia plants

Pentacalia andrei · Pentacalia aschersoniana · Pentacalia corazonensis · Pentacalia dorrii · Pentacalia gibbiflora · Pentacalia hillii · Pentacalia huilensis · Pentacalia hurtadoi · Pentacalia luteynorum · Pentacalia millei · Pentacalia napoensis · Pentacalia palaciosii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pentacalia moronensis 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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