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Razafimandimbisonia orientalis

Razafimandimbisonia orientalis
Photo: Meise Botanic Garden, CC BY 4.0

Razafimandimbisonia orientalis is a tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) that grows up to about 10 metres tall and is endemic to Madagascar. It is a wild forest species listed as Vulnerable, so there is little practical cultivation guidance; care notes below are general and apply only if it is grown.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or rocky mix
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
SE. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Razafimandimbisonia orientalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree endemic to Madagascar.

The species was described in 1965, and moved to its current genus in 2009. The IUCN classifies Razafimandimbisonia orientalis as Vulnerable.

Where it grows

It is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of south-east Madagascar. It is endemic to Madagascar, and occurs in Fianarantsoa Province and Toliara Province. Its extent of occurrence is around 13,268 square kilometres (5,123 sq mi).

Other Razafimandimbisonia plants

Razafimandimbisonia humblotii · Razafimandimbisonia minor · Razafimandimbisonia regalis · Razafimandimbisonia sambiranensis · Razafimandimbisonia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Razafimandimbisonia orientalis 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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