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Symplocos buxifolioides is a small tree from the Symplocaceae family, known only from montane forests on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo (Sabah), at 2,400 to 3,660 m. It is a wild species of high-altitude cloud forest and is not a common garden or houseplant, so growing it is a matter of cool, moist, high-elevation conditions.
Symplocos buxifolioides is a tree in the family Symplocaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet buxifolioides refers to the species' resemblance to Symplocos buxifolia.
Symplocos buxifolioides is endemic to Borneo, where it is known only from Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. Its habitat is montane forests, at elevations of 2,400–3,660 m (8,000–12,000 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symplocos buxifolioides 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.
