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Exostema nitens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Hispaniola. The species was described in 1921, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Exostema nitens is native to the wet tropical biome of Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). The IUCN describes the species as endemic to the Dominican Republic. Its extent of occurrence is around 1,063 square kilometres (410 sq mi).
The wood of Exostema nitens is hard, and is used for firewood and charcoal.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Exostema nitens 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.
