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Pyrenacantha malvifolia
[Trematosperma cordatum]
'Monkey Chair '
[ Icacinaceae ] [ Africa ]
This member of the Icacinaceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler. It is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, growing in grit on hill-sides with little water and lots of sun. Never the less, it thrive with quite a lot of water. The caudex can grow to one and a half meter in diameter! The vines can grow to 15 meters.
Pyrenacantha malvifolia

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Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Voluble Plant or Vine . Develops a caudex .
Habitat
zone 10b = Winter minimum temperature 2C to 4C (35F to 40F)
Deserts or Arid Areas
Seaside
Limestone Hillsides
Rocky Hillsides
Savanna Grassland


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Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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