Common Name: Mickey Mouse Plant
Status: SG-Exotic (Tropical Africa)
Leaves: Glossy dark green mature (new leaves coppery colour tone), simple, alternate, elliptic, toothed margins
Flower: Bright yellow
Fruits: Small and oval in shape, black when ripe, held erect on waxy red base (sepals)
Branches: White lenticles
Height: Shrub - small tree
Use: Ornamental flowers, Hedge
Materials: Hard, dense, durable wood good for making light accessories (wheel spokes, utensil handles, plates)
Growth: Semishade to full sun
Soil: Fertile and well-draining, moist
Ease: Easy to grow and maintain, easy to transplant
References:
Urban Forest, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Gardening with Wilson, Plants in Tropical Cities
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