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Pterygota bequaertii
Pterygota bequaertii is a large West and Central African forest tree in the mallow family, valued for its timber (trade name koto) and not grown as a garden or houseplant. Growing it is mainly a matter of tropical forest conditions, and it is threatened in the wild by logging.
Pterygota bequaertii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria. It is threatened by exploitation as a timber tree. The wood has the trade name koto.
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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.
