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Rutidea nigerica

Rutidea nigerica is a climbing shrub in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to the wet lowland forests of West and Central Africa, from southern Benin to Cameroon. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is largely inferred from its tropical forest habitat.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering slightly in the dry season.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-rich forest-type mix.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Benin to Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

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Rutidea nigerica is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rutidea nigerica 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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