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Colubrina cubensis
Also called Cuba Colubrina
Colubrina cubensis is a species of perennial shrub that grows in Florida and parts of the Caribbean. Commonly known as Cuban colubrina, Cuban nakedwood or Cuban snakebark, it is in the Colubrina genus and Rhamnaceae (buckthorn) family. In Florida it grows in rockland hammock habitats. It is native to Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and the United States (limited to Florida). In Florida it grows in the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula and on the Keys.
It is an evergreen that can reach 9 m (30 ft) tall. It has small clusters of flowers and produces capsule fruit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Colubrina cubensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
