Ternstroemia — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Ternstroemia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Medicinal
Ternstroemia brasiliensis
Ternstroemia brasiliensis
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun to moderate shade. Prefers a moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Established plants are drought tolerant.
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Medicinal
Medicinal
Ternstroemia japonica
Ternstroemia japonica
Family: Theaceae
Cultivation
Requires a lime-free soil and a sheltered position. Succeeds in a fertile humus-rich well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in part shade. Succeeds in north-facing sites.
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Medicinal
Ternstroemia tepezapote
Ternstroemia tepezapote
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly moist to wet lowland areas in the tropics, though it can be found at elevations up to more than 3,000 metres in Guatemala. The flowers have a pleasant anise-like aroma.
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