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Xanthophyllum amoenum

Xanthophyllum amoenum
Photo: KlutzyKarenAnimations, CC BY-SA 4.0

Xanthophyllum amoenum is a fruit-bearing tree from Southeast Asia, growing up to 35 m tall in forest and swamp habitats, known as langgir or shampoo fruit. It is a forest tree rather than a common garden or houseplant, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Polygalaceae (Polygal family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keeps consistently moist soil, as it grows in swamps and wet forest.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich forest soil or swamp-edge substrate.
Temperature
Tropical conditions, roughly 22–32 °C; sensitive to frost.

About

Xanthophyllum amoenum is a plant species in the family Polygalaceae. Common names include langgir or shampoo fruit.

Where it grows

Xanthophyllum amoenum is native to Southeast Asia and grows in Indonesia. They tend to grow in swamps or dipterocarp secondary forests.

Other Xanthophyllum plants

Xanthophyllum adenotus var. arsatii · Xanthophyllum adenotus · Xanthophyllum beccarianum · Xanthophyllum bicolor · Xanthophyllum borneense · Xanthophyllum brachystachyum · Xanthophyllum brevipes · Xanthophyllum bullatum · Xanthophyllum ceraceifolium · Xanthophyllum clovis · Xanthophyllum contractum · Xanthophyllum ecarinatum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthophyllum amoenum 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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