Gonystylus — 13 species
Botanical species in the genus Gonystylus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Gonystylus affinis
Gonystylus affinis
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild in both sandy and clay soils. A slow-growing plant.
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Gonystylus bancanus
Gonystylus bancanus
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is rarely found at elevations over 100 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature is around 24 - 27°c and the mean annual rainfall is around 2,000 - 4,000mm. Older plants succeed in a sunny position, but seedlings and saplings require some shade.
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Gonystylus consanguineus
Gonystylus consanguineus
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Cultivation
Found mainly on sandy soils, and sometimes on limestone, in the wild.
Full cultivation guide →Gonystylus forbesii
Gonystylus forbesii
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild mainly on sandy soils. A slow-growing plant, taking around 50 years to commence producing seed.
Full cultivation guide →Gonystylus macrophyllus
Gonystylus macrophyllus
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,700 metres. The plant is found in the wild on both clay and sandy soils. Unusually for this genus, the seed of this species can be dispersed by bats.
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