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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 40 to 80 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Size of a small apple.
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Date: c. 1855
illustration by W. H. Fitch from Hooker's 'Illustrations of Himal
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-12
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-12
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-12
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-12
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-12-12

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