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Pterisanthes

Pterisanthes
Photo: M.Lawson, CC0

Pterisanthes is a genus of climbing vines in the grape family (Vitaceae), native to Indochina through western Malesia including the Philippines. Little is commonly grown in gardens, so care is mainly relevant to botanic collections in warm, humid tropical conditions.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and reduce slightly in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C

About

Pterisanthes is a vine plant genus in the subfamily Vitoideae. Its native range is Indochina to W. Malesia including the Philippines. The relationship between Pterisanthes and Ampelocissus has been debated, with Pterisanthes retained.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pterisanthes 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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