Ricinodendron — 1 species

Cultivation

A plant mainly of the tropics, where it can also be found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean minimum and maximum temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 14 - 34°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 500 - 5,000mm.