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Spathacanthus hahnianus is a shrub or small tree in the Acanthus family from cloud and rainforests of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, usually found near streams. It is rarely grown, so care advice is based on its wet tropical forest habitat.
Spathacanthus hahnianus is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species occurs in cloud forests and tropical rainforests, rarely in oak forests, and mostly around streams. It is found at elevations of 100–2,000 m (300–6,600 ft).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathacanthus hahnianus 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.
