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Synsepalum revolutum

Synsepalum revolutum is a tropical African tree in the Sapotaceae family, native to West and West-Central Africa. It is not widely grown as an ornamental, so most care advice here is general guidance for the genus rather than documented cultivation.

Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and water more in the growing season.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Synsepalum revolutum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to west and west central tropical Africa. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1877 as Sideroxylon revolutum.

Where it grows

Synsepalum revolutum is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ghana, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Other Synsepalum plants

Synsepalum aubrevillei · Synsepalum brenanii · Synsepalum brevipes · Miraculous berry · Synsepalum kassneri · Synsepalum subverticillatum · Synsepalum tsounkpe · Synsepalum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Synsepalum revolutum 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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