Crossopetalum uragoga - (Jacq.) Kuntze

Endemic

Formerly Crossopetalum caymanensis

Picture ©Dr.Paul Berry with Dr. Kent Kainulainen
This plant comes in red and white

Picture ©Dr.Paul Berry with Dr. Kent Kainulainen

Picture ©Dr.Paul Berry with Dr. Kent Kainulainen

Flowering time; Many times a year, it comes in red and a less common white.

Distribution; GC, CB, LC First Record on Little Cayman by Kevin Eden July 20 1998 near Bio-diversity site LC14 in central woodland, south of Sparrowhawk Hill.

Habitat; Shady thickets and Woodland

Status; Endemic the Cayman Brac specimens have larger and rounder leaves.

Notes; Horticulture potential: This lovely and graceful 6' elegant bush will invite birds in your garden with it's berries. A companion plant could be Evolvulus squamosus CONVOLVULACEAE Rockyplains Dwarf Morning Glory