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Fabaceae
Dragonsblood tree
Pterocarpus officinalis
Also known as Socotra dragon tree, Moutouchi crispata, Lingoum officinale, Moutouchi draco
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Pterocarpus officinalis is a large tropical swamp tree native to Caribbean and Central and South American lowland forests, where it grows in seasonally flooded conditions. It requires high humidity, warm temperatures above 60°F, and consistently moist to wet soils, making it best suited for tropical or subtropical outdoor landscapes. This is a specialist specimen tree not recommended for indoor growing or temperate climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to saturate the root zone, ensuring excellent drainage; reduce frequency in cooler months · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8.5
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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