Palaquium — 47 species
Botanical species in the genus Palaquium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Palaquium gutta
Palaquium gutta
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Gutta percha is a plant of mainly lowland areas in the moist tropics, with or without a dry season, though it can be found at elevations up to 1,600 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls within the range 24 - 30°c, but can tolerate 17 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 3,000mm, tolerating 1,500 - 4,000mm.
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Palaquium microphyllum
Palaquium microphyllum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Palaquium ridleyi
Palaquium ridleyi
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Palaquium rostratum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The tree is found in the wild both in alluvial sites as well as on ridges, mostly on sandy soils, but also on clay and limestone.
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