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Zygogynum tanyostigma

Zygogynum tanyostigma is a small evergreen shrub from the Winter family, known only from high-elevation forest on New Caledonia's Grande Terre. It is a rare wild species with very limited native range and is not a commonly cultivated garden plant.

Family
Winteraceae (Winter family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, as in its humid mountain forest home.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic forest-type soil or leaf mould mix.
Temperature
Cool to mild, roughly 10–22 °C; protect from frost and heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. New Caledonia (Mt. Panié)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zygogynum tanyostigma is a species of flowering plant in the family Winteraceae. It is an evergreen shrub endemic to New Caledonia.

It has been found in only two locations, on Mont Colnett and Mont Panié in the northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's main island. It is found in high-elevation kauri forest undergrowth on volcanic and sedimentary substrate from 1,350 and 1,615 meters elevation.

Other Zygogynum plants

Zygogynum cristatum · Hotbark · Zygogynum oligostigma · Australian pepper tree · Zygogynum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zygogynum tanyostigma 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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