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Exostema purpureum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with thickly leathery leaves, purple flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Cuba.
Exostema purpureum was described in 1866, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Exostema purpureum is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Cuba. It grows in dry watercoures, thickets, forests, and shrublands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Exostema purpureum 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.
