Octomeles — 1 species

Cultivation

A tree of the moist, lowland tropics where it is generally found at elevations below 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 29 - 34°c, but can tolerate 20 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 5,000mm.