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Semecarpus kathalekanensis
Kathalekan marsh nut is a critically endangered tree from the Western Ghats of Goa and Karnataka, India, growing in swampy forest. It needs constantly moist, humid conditions and is not a practical garden plant.
Semecarpus kathalekanensis is a critically endangered species of plant endemic to the Western Ghats of the states of Goa and Karnataka in India. It is also called Kathalekan marsh nut.
This species of tree were found from six localities inside the Myristica swamps of the Western ghats spreading across Karnataka and Goa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Semecarpus kathalekanensis 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.
