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Xylopia vielana is an evergreen forest tree from mainland Southeast Asia and southern China, growing up to about 20 m. It is a wild forest species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes below are general guidance for the genus.
Xylopia vielana is a tree species described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre; it is included in the genus Xylopia and family Annonaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Xylopia vielana can be found in the tropical seasonal forests of Asia, up to 700 metres elevation. Its distribution includes Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam (where its name is giên đỏ), and south-east China (southern Guangxi). It flowers from March to June, and fruits from July to October.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylopia vielana 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.
