Schrebera swietenioides, the weaver's beam tree, is a tree from the olive family (Oleaceae) native to dry forests of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. It is rarely grown as a garden plant, so growing advice is limited, and it suits warm, frost-free climates with a pronounced dry season.
Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately when young, then let it rely mostly on seasonal rain once established.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor or rocky ground.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
India to Indo-China
Climate
seasonally dry tropical
About
Schrebera swietenioides is a flowering plant in the family Oleaceae found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. It prefers dry forests. It is commonly known as weaver's beam tree. Other names are mala plasu, muskkakavrksam, maggamaram', manimaram, mushkakavriksham, malamplasu and malamblasu. Flowering season is from February to April.
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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.