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Exostema purpureum
Exostema purpureum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with thickly leathery leaves, purple flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Cuba.
Exostema purpureum was described in 1866, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
From the article Exostema purpureum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Exostema purpureum is a shrub or tree that grows 0.2–1.5 metres (0.66–4.92 ft) high. The branches are stout, and grey or brown in colour. The leaf stems are 2.5–7 millimetres (0.098–0.276 in) long. The leaves are lanceolate, oblong, ovate, or elliptical in shape. The leaves are 3.5–6.5 centimetres (1.4–2.6 in) long, 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) wide, and thickly leathery. The hypanthium is ellipsoid, and 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long. The calyx has five triangular lobes. The corolla is around 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long, purple on the outside, and rose-coloured on the inside. The fruit is a smooth, ellipsoid capsule, measuring around 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long.
Range & habitat
Exostema purpureum is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Cuba. It grows in dry watercoures, thickets, forests, and shrublands.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1638571.