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Pentaphragma jaherii

Pentaphragma jaherii is a small perennial herb from the Pentaphragmataceae family, native to wet tropical forest in central Borneo. It is a little-known species with little cultivation history, so it is best grown in conditions that mimic its humid, shaded forest home.

Family
Pentaphragmataceae (Pentaphragmat family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humus-rich, moisture-retentive, well-draining mix such as peat-based or leaf-mould compost with some perlite.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Pentaphragma jaherii is a species of flowering plant in the fmaily Pentaphragmataceae. It is a perennial native to Borneo. The species was described in 1953.

Where it grows

Pentaphragma jaherii is native to the wet tropical biome of central Borneo.

Other Pentaphragma plants

Pentaphragma acuminatum · Pentaphragma bartlettii · Pentaphragma bicolor · Pentaphragma decurrens · Pentaphragma gamopetalum · Pentaphragma horsfieldii · Pentaphragma longisepalum · Pentaphragma pendulum · Pentaphragma poilanei · Pentaphragma spicatum · Pentaphragma

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pentaphragma jaherii 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.

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