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Xerochlamys tampoketsensis

Xerochlamys tampoketsensis is a small tree in the Sarcolaenaceae, endemic to central and western Madagascar and listed as vulnerable. It is not a common cultivated plant, so care guidance is inferred from its dry-forest habitat.

Family
Sarcolaenaceae (Sarcolaen family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, as it comes from seasonally dry forest.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
C. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Xerochlamys tampoketsensis is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Where it grows

Xerochlamys tampoketsensis is only found in the regions of Analamanga, Betsiboka, Melaky and Sofia. Its habitat is subhumid to dry forests from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 1,400 m (4,600 ft) altitude. Only one population of the trees is in a protected area. The conservation status of the species is vulnerable.

Other Xerochlamys plants

Xerochlamys bojeriana · Xerochlamys coriacea · Xerochlamys diospyroidea · Xerochlamys elliptica · Xerochlamys itremoensis · Xerochlamys undulata · Xerochlamys villosa · Xerochlamys

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xerochlamys tampoketsensis 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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