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Prismatomeris kinabaluensis

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

Prismatomeris kinabaluensis is a small tree or shrub from the hill and lower montane forests of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. It is a rare wild species with no established horticultural care, so it is not a common garden or houseplant.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, as it grows in wet tropical forest.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich forest-type mix; it sometimes grows on ultramafic (serpentine) soils.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Borneo (Sabah)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Prismatomeris kinabaluensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or small tree native to Sabah, Borneo. The species was described in 1987, and has been assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Prismatomeris kinabaluensis is endemic to the wet tropical biome of Sabah, Borneo. The species' estimated extent of occurrence is around 1,021 square kilometres (394 sq mi). It grows at elevations of 600–1,700 metres (2,000–5,600 ft).

Other Prismatomeris plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prismatomeris kinabaluensis 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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