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Tapura fischeri
Tapura fischeri is an understory rainforest tree of tropical and southern Africa, growing to about 12 m, and is not a common garden or houseplant. Its distinctive feature is flower clusters that sit between the leaf stalk and blade.
Tapura fischeri is a understory rainforest tree that grows to 12 m (39 ft) in height. It belongs to the family Dichapetalaceae. Its most interesting characteristic is that the flowers occur in clusters of 1 or 2 dozen between the stalk (petiole) of the leaf and its blade (lamina); a unique location.
The species is found in tropical and southern parts of Africa from Sudan in the north to KwaZulu-Natal in the south.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tapura fischeri 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.
