Madhuca — 24 species
Botanical species in the genus Madhuca recorded in the PlantPeers database.
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Madhuca longifolia
Madhuca longifolia
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics to the hot tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. Able to resist some frost, it grows in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 2 - 46°c. It grows best where the mean annual rainfall is between 550 - 1,500mm.
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Madhuca pasquieri
Madhuca pasquieri
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, growing in areas with a monsoon but only a short dry period and no month where rainfall is less than 50mm. Mean annual rainfall varies from 1,800 - 2,500mm. Young trees are shade-tolerant, but become more light-demanding as they grow older.
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