Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hymenosporum flavum (Hook.) F.Muell.

native Frangipani

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000090
English name: Native Frangipani
Native: New Guinea, Queensland
Country: Queensland
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree grow 10-25 m high leaves obovate, simple, glossy green above and lighter below flowers very fragrant, golden yellow with red /purple track lines in the throat fruit capsules, black brown, dehiscent

Pittosporum flavum Hook

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Texture: Enriched soil
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Rain
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings - seeds
Flowering time: Spring to early summer
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental Street tree
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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