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Platymiscium gracile

Platymiscium gracile
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Platymiscium gracile is a tropical tree in the pea family, known only from Peru's San Martin region. It is not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance is limited to general knowledge of wet tropical timber trees.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Peru (San Martin)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Platymiscium gracile is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Peru.

Other Platymiscium plants

Platymiscium albertinae · Platymiscium filipes · Macawood · Trebol

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platymiscium gracile 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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