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Neobracea bahamensis is a small shrub in the dogbane family, native to Cuba and several Bahamian islands, growing to about 1 metre. It is a rarely cultivated species, so most care advice here is general and should be treated as a starting point.
Neobracea bahamensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is endemic to Cuba and several islands in the Bahamas including Andros, New Providence, Cat Island, Great Exuma, Long Cay and Crooked Island. In its native environment, the plant grows in coastal thickets, pine barrens and along the borders of brackish swamps. It can also be found along roadways on these islands.
Neobracea bahamensis is a shrub and grows to about 1 metre (39 in) high with greyish brown branches. Its leaves are 4–10 centimetres (1.6–3.9 in) long and are firm in texture, oblong or obtuse in shape, narrowing at the base. The leaves are clustered at the tips of branches. The flowers appear with the leaves and have a white corolla with a reddish throat. The flower's five petals are fused, forming a tube. The petals form a pinwheel shape, overlapping to one side.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neobracea bahamensis 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.
