Acrosynanthus latifolius
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Acrosynanthus |
| Species: | A. latifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrosynanthus latifolius | |
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Acrosynanthus latifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub with small flowers and dark green leaves. The species is native to Cuba, and was described in 1918.
Distribution
Acrosynanthus latifolius is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Cuba.[1]
Taxonomy
John Adolph Shafer collected the type material from a rocky thicket in Oriente, Cuba. It was collected from an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).[2]
The species was described in 1918, by Paul Carpenter Standley.[3]
Description
Acrosynanthus latifolius is a straggling shrub, which grows 0.6–4.5 metres (2.0–14.8 ft) high. The branches are grey to black.[2]
The leaves are dark green, thick, leathery, 2.5–5.5 centimetres (0.98–2.17 in) long, and 1.5–3 centimetres (0.59–1.18 in) wide. The leaves are oval to oval-oblong in shape, and grow on 3–6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) stems.[2]
The floral cup is around 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long. The outer whorl has five or six lobes. The flowers have short or no stems. The fruit is a brown capsule, which is 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) long.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Acrosynanthus latifolius Standl". powo.science.kew.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Standley, Paul Carpenter (1905). North American flora. Vol. 32. New York Botanical Garden. pp. 43–44.
- ↑ "Acrosynanthus latifolius Standl". ipni.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 May 2026.