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Tapirira mexicana is a rainforest tree of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) native to Mexico and Central America. It is a canopy species of wet tropical forest, and its saplings need strong sunlight to establish.
Tapirira mexicana is a species of rainforest tree in the family Anacardiaceae of Central America and Mexico (in the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz). The tree requires intense sunlight for its saplings to establish.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tapirira mexicana 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.
