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Trilepisium gymnandrum
Also called Venda Fig, Urn Fig
Trilepisium gymnandrum is a rare tree endemic to the Seychelles, known in the wild only from a handful of mature individuals on Silhouette Island. It is a conservation concern rather than a garden plant, and it is not typically grown as a houseplant.
Trilepisium gymnandrum is a species of Trilepisium that is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Five mature individuals are known in two sub-populations in the mid to high elevation forests of Silhouette Island. The 18th century populations of the larger Mahé and Praslin islands have presumably been extirpated.
The NPTS has established a new population on Silhouette island.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trilepisium gymnandrum 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.
