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Schizolaena viscosa

Schizolaena viscosa is a tree from northern Madagascar, known only from the Diana region, and grows up to about 15 m tall. It is a wild forest species rarely cultivated, so care advice is limited and mostly based on its dry-forest habitat.

Family
Sarcolaenaceae (Sarcolaen family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings, as it comes from a dry forest habitat.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy mix.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost and cold below 10 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. Madagascar (Ambilobe)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Schizolaena viscosa is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Where it grows

Schizolaena viscosa is known only from the northern region of Diana. Its habitat is dry forest from sea-level to 500 m (1,600 ft) altitude.

Other Schizolaena plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schizolaena viscosa 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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