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Mazaea shaferi is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to north-eastern Cuba. The species was first described in 1918, and received its current name in 1999.
Mazaea shaferi is a shrub that grows 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) high. The leaves are highly variable in shape. The inflorescences have twelve to thirty-five flowers. The fruits are dark brown capsules.
Mazaea shaferi is native to the wet tropical biome of north-eastern Cuba (Holguín Province). It grows in serpentine barrens on mountain slopes, at elevations of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 ft).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mazaea shaferi 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.
