Exostema caribaeum
Caribbean Princewood, Princewood
Also known as: Cinchona caribaea Jacq. +9 more
- Cinchona caribaea Jacq.
- Cinchona caribbeana W.Wright
- Cinchona herbacea L.
- Cinchona jamaicensis Wright
- Cinchona myrtifolia Stokes
- Cinchona racemosa Schrank ex Steud.
- Exostema caribaeum var. pubescens Borhidi & O.Muñiz
- Exostema caribaeum var. velutinum Urb.
- Exostema longicuspe Oerst.
- Exostema veraensis Kitanov
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Exostema caribaeum (commonly known as Caribbean princewood or Princewood) is a shrub or tree within the Rubiaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.