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Uvariodendron fuscum var. giganteum

A tall forest tree from central and west Africa, native to tropical lowland rainforest, growing up to about 9 m. It is not a garden or houseplant, and it is rarely cultivated outside its native range.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during establishment; it needs consistent moisture as it is a rainforest understorey tree.
Soil
Deep, humus-rich, well-drained forest soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, about 20-30 °C; not frost tolerant.
How easy
Hard

About

Uvariodendron fuscum var. giganteum is a variety of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree native to southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a forest tree which grows up to 30 ft. tall. Flowers yellow and purple within. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Uvariodendron plants

Uvariodendron anisatum · Uvariodendron connivens · Uvariodendron fuscum · Uvariodendron gorgonis · Uvariodendron kirkii · Uvariodendron occidentale · Uvariodendron oligocarpum · Uvariodendron pycnophyllum · Uvariodendron usambarense · Uvariodendron

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Uvariodendron fuscum var. giganteum 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.

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