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Xylosma benthamii, known as rompejato, is a spiny shrub or small tree native across tropical South America, typically 2 to 15 m tall. It is seldom grown as an ornamental and is best kept in good light with moderate, well-drained watering.
Xylosma benthamii, colloquially known as rompejato, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, endemic across South America.
Xylosma benthamii is endemic to a wide range of countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. In Colombia, it has been recorded in Amazonas, Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, and Valle del Cauca. Venezuelan occurrences span Apure, Bogotá, Bolívar, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, and Portuguesa. In Bolivia, it is native to Beni and Santa Cruz, while in Brazil, its distribution extends from the northern states of Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, and Acre to Maranhão and Bahia in the northeast, Mato Grosso do Sul in the central-west region, and Minas Gerais in the southeast. Though not explicitly stated to be introduced outside of its native range, it has been preserved in Indonesia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylosma benthamii 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.
