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Suberanthus brachycarpus is a shrub or small tree from the coffee family, native to wet tropical thickets in Cuba and Hispaniola, reaching 3 to 4 metres with dark green leathery leaves. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care is best matched to a warm, humid, frost-free tropical environment.
Suberanthus brachycarpus is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is a shrub or tree with dark green leaves and whitish flowers. The species is native to Cuba and the island of Hispaniola.
The first description of Suberanthus brachycarpus was published in 1982.
Suberanthus brachycarpus is native to the wet tropical biomes of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. It grows in thickets and on hillsides. The type locality is Santa Catalina, Oriente Province, Cuba.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Suberanthus brachycarpus 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.
