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Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius

Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius is a tree from the humid evergreen forests of eastern Madagascar, rarely grown outside its native range. Growing it means giving it warm, humid, shaded or filtered conditions similar to a tropical forest understorey.

Family
Sphaerosepalaceae (Sphaerosepal family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich mix with peat or leaf mould.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
NE. Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius is a tree in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Where it grows

Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius is known from populations along the east coast of Madagascar, specifically in the regions of Sava, Alaotra Mangoro, Analanjirofo, Atsinanana and Anosy. Its habitat is humid to evergreen forests from sea-level to 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude. Some populations are within protected areas.

Other Rhopalocarpus plants

Rhopalocarpus alternifolius · Rhopalocarpus coriaceus · Rhopalocarpus louvelii · Rhopalocarpus lucidus · Rhopalocarpus mollis · Rhopalocarpus randrianaivoi · Rhopalocarpus similis · Rhopalocarpus undulatus · Rhopalocarpus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius 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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