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Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola is a rare shrub or small tree in the mallow family, known only from Cuba. It grows near ravines and washes on serpentine rock and is not a plant for home gardens, being endangered in the wild.
Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a shrub or small tree found only in Cuba. It is native to Canasí in Matanzas Province, where it grows near ravines and washes in serpentine outcrops. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as endangered.
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