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Schizolaena manomboensis

Schizolaena manomboensis is a large forest tree endemic to eastern coastal Madagascar, known from humid lowland forest near Manombo. It is a wild timber species rather than a garden plant, so care notes come from its natural habitat.

Family
Sarcolaenaceae (Sarcolaen family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season; the native habitat is humid, so avoid drought.
Soil
Well-drained, humid forest-type soil, rich in organic matter.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost, which it would not tolerate.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. Madagascar (Namombo)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Schizolaena manomboensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet refers to Manombo Special Reserve where the species is found.

Where it grows

Schizolaena manomboensis is known only from the eastern coastal regions of Atsinanana and Atsimo-Atsinanana. Its habitat is humid forest from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude. In Atsimo-Atsinanana, the species occurs in Manombo Reserve where forest is in a less degraded state than nearby areas.

Other Schizolaena plants

Schizolaena capuronii · Schizolaena cauliflora · Schizolaena cavacoana · Schizolaena charlotteae · Schizolaena elongata · Schizolaena exinvolucrata · Schizolaena gereaui · Schizolaena hystrix · Schizolaena isaloensis · Schizolaena masoalensis · Schizolaena microphylla · Schizolaena milleri

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schizolaena manomboensis 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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