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Perrottetia alpestris subsp. philippinensis

Perrottetia alpestris subsp. philippinensis is a shrub or small tree from Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi, found in hill and montane forest up to 2,700 m. It is a wild forest plant with little cultivation history, so care needs are not well documented.

Family
Dipentodontaceae (Dipentodont family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest-type soil.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Perrottetia alpestris subsp. philippinensis is a subspecies of Perrottetia alpestris. It is a plant in the family Dipentodontaceae, sometimes classified in the family Celastraceae.

Where it grows

Perrottetia alpestris subsp. philippinensis grows naturally in Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Its habitat is hill and montane forests to 2,700 metres (9,000 ft) altitude.

Other Perrottetia plants

Perrottetia excelsa · Perrottetia multiflora · Perrottetia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Perrottetia alpestris subsp. philippinensis 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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