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Prismatomeris griffithii

Prismatomeris griffithii
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Prismatomeris griffithii is a shrub or small tree in the coffee family, native to lowland wet tropical forests of south-east Asia. It is rarely grown in gardens, and care needs are based on its tropical forest habitat.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Myanmar to N. Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Prismatomeris griffithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with elliptical leaves. The species is native to south-east Asia.

Prismatomeris griffithii was described in 1920, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Prismatomeris griffithii is native to the wet tropical biome of Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its extent of occurrence is around 425,629 square kilometres (164,336 sq mi). The species grows in lowland forests, at elevations of 50–500 metres (160–1,640 ft).

Other Prismatomeris plants

Prismatomeris albidiflora · Prismatomeris beccariana · Prismatomeris borneensis · Prismatomeris brachypus · Prismatomeris filamentosa · Prismatomeris fragrans · Prismatomeris glabra · Prismatomeris javanica · Prismatomeris khoonmengiana · Prismatomeris kinabaluensis · Prismatomeris memecyloides · Prismatomeris mollis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prismatomeris griffithii 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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