Sauropus — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Sauropus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
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Sauropus androgynus
Sauropus androgynus
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is well adapted to lowland conditions but can also be cultivated at elevations up to 4,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 35°c, but can tolerate 5 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 900 - 1,200mm, but tolerates 600 - 4,000 mm.
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