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Perrierodendron occidentale

Perrierodendron occidentale is a tree in the Sarcolaenaceae family, reaching up to 20 m, and is endemic to Madagascar. It grows in dry forest and is not a common garden or houseplant, so care is mainly about its native conditions.

Family
Sarcolaenaceae (Sarcolaen family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly when young and in dry spells, allowing the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained soil or potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. & C. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Perrierodendron occidentale is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Where it grows

Perrierodendron occidentale is widely distributed in the western regions of Haute Matsiatra, Ihorombe and Atsimo-Andrefana. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude. Some subpopulations are in Isalo and Zombitse-Vohibasia National Parks.

Other Perrierodendron plants

Perrierodendron capuronii · Perrierodendron quartzitorum · Perrierodendron rodoense · Perrierodendron

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Perrierodendron occidentale 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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