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Rondeletia roynaefolia is a large shrub or small tree from Hispaniola, reaching about 4 metres, and it is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It is a wild species of wet tropical forests rather than a common garden plant, so little cultivation guidance exists.
Rondeletia roynaefolia (sometimes spelled Rondeletia royenaefolia or Rondeletia royenifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Hispaniola. The species was described in 1830, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
Rondeletia roynaefolia is native to the wet tropical biome of Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It grows in lowland and submontane regions, and subtropical forests, at elevations of 200–1,200 metres (660–3,940 ft). The species has an extent of occurrence of around 11,819 square kilometres (4,563 sq mi).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rondeletia roynaefolia 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.
