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Plinia salamancana

Plinia salamancana is a shrub or small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native only to central Panama. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care advice here is largely extrapolated from related Plinia species grown in the tropics.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the root zone evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or a peat-based potting mix with added organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Plinia salamancana is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to central Panama.

Other Plinia plants

Brazilian Grapetree · Plinia complanata · Plinia coronata · Plinia edulis · Plinia espinhacensis · Plinia grandifolia · Plinia inflata · Plinia oblongata · Plinia pauciflora · Plinia peruviana · Plinia phitrantha · Plinia rivularis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plinia salamancana 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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