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Colubrina asiatica
Also called Asiatic snakewood, Latherleaf, Indian Snakewood, Beach Berrybush, Wild Coffee
Colubrina asiatica is a scrambling, vine-like shrub or small tree from the Rhamnaceae family, native to tropical coasts from East Africa to Asia and the Pacific. It is grown mainly as a coastal ground cover or ornamental in warm, frost-free climates, and it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
Colubrina asiatica is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, from eastern Africa to India, southeast Asia, tropical Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include latherleaf, Asian nakedwood, Asian snakewood, and ʻĀnapanapa (Hawaii).
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
