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Hieronyma crassistipula is a rare tree from the Isle of Youth in Cuba, growing in gallery forest on quartzite sand. It is critically endangered with fewer than 50 mature trees known, so it is not a plant for ordinary home cultivation.
Hieronyma crassistipula is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, which was recently separated from the Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree endemic to Cuba's Isla de la Juventud.
It is native to gallery forests growing on quartzite sand from 5 to 15 meters elevation. It is an extremely rare plant, with fewer than 50 mature individuals known from three locations. It is threatened by habitat loss from deforestation and non-native invasive plants. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hieronyma crassistipula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
