Acrosynanthus ovatus
| Acrosynanthus ovatus | |
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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. ovatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrosynanthus ovatus | |
Acrosynanthus ovatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub native to eastern Cuba.
The species was named by Ignatz Urban in 1923.[1]
Distribution
Acrosynanthus ovatus is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Cuba.[2]
Description
Acrosynanthus ovatus is a shrub.[2]
The leaves are 1–2.5 centimetres (0.39–0.98 in) long, 0.8–1.8 centimetres (0.31–0.71 in) wide, and grow on 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) stems. The inflorescences have five to seven flowers. The corolla is around 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long.[3]
References
- ↑ "Acrosynanthus ovatus Urb". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 "Acrosynanthus ovatus Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
- ↑ Urban, Ignaz (1898). Symbolae Antillanae,seu, Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. 9. Fratres Borntraeger ;Paul Klincksieck. p. 150.