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Xanthophyllum ramiflorum

Xanthophyllum ramiflorum is a tree or shrub from Borneo's peat swamp and kerangas forests, growing up to 30 m tall. It is a wild forest species, not a common garden or houseplant, and it needs wet, humid tropical conditions.

Family
Polygalaceae (Polygal family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the root zone consistently moist, as it naturally grows in waterlogged peat swamp forest.
Soil
Acidic, peaty or organic-rich wet soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions year-round; protect from frost.
Native range
Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Xanthophyllum ramiflorum is a plant in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet ramiflorum is from the Latin meaning 'flowering on the branches'.

Where it grows

Xanthophyllum ramiflorum is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is peatswamp and kerangas forests.

Other Xanthophyllum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthophyllum ramiflorum 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.

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