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Brunellia comocladifolia
A montane tree from Central America, the West Indies and northern South America, usually seen in cloud forest clearings and forest edges. It is grown mainly for its bronze-tinged pinnate foliage and needs cool, humid, bright conditions to do well.
Brunellia comocladifolia, commonly known as the West Indian sumac, is a species of tree in the family Brunelliaceae. It is native to Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America.
Brunellia comocladifolia is native to the West Indies, Central America and the extreme north of South America. Its range includes the countries of Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. It is a montane species, found in clearings and on forest margins at altitudes of between 1,060 and 1,710 m (3,500 and 5,600 ft). Along with Weinmannia pinnata, Prestoea montana, and Podocarpus coriaceus, it is present in the wet cloud forest in the Sierra de Luquillo mountains in Puerto Rico. Brunellia comocladifolia also occurs in the Hispaniolan moist forests of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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