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Dorstenia gigas
From Socotra Island, growing into a massive bottle tree form, an ultimate rare species.
Dorstenia gigas is endemic to Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea and is one of the island's most iconic plants. True to its name (gigas = giant), it grows into a massive bottle tree form in habitat, with trunk diameters exceeding 1 meter in old specimens. The pale ivory to gray-white trunk is smooth and the plant branches at the top to support foliage. Flowers are the characteristic flat hypocrateriforms of the genus, and seeds are forcibly ejected. Growth is extremely slow and large specimens are the ultimate rarities. Full sun and extremely porous soil are essential. Restrained watering during growth and complete winter drought with indoor protection from cold are required. Protected under CITES due to Socotra's fragile endemic ecosystem, legal specimens are extraordinarily difficult to obtain, placing it among the most aspirational caudex plants imaginable.
產地
Socotra Island, Yemen
壽命
50+ years
體型
30-100cm
溫度
15〜38℃
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Massive bottle tree form
Ultimate rare species
Socotra Island
Full sun
Advanced. 這是一個高級難度的物種。需要專業設備和精確環境控制的高級飼養技能。
Dorstenia Gigas的理想溫度為15〜38℃。避免溫度驟變,保持穩定的環境。
Dorstenia Gigas的平均壽命為50+ years。透過適當的護理和營養,牠們可以長壽健康地生活。
Dorstenia Gigas成年後通常可達30-100cm。大小可能因飼養條件和個體遺傳而異。
Dorstenia Gigas的食物為:−。目標是適當的餵食頻率和均衡的飲食。
Dorstenia Gigas的價格因品系、大小和血統而有很大差異。請查看我們的市場價格頁面獲取最新價格資訊。
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