''Rondeletia odorata'' is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family. It is native to

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and

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.El-Ghazaly, G., et al. (2001)
Pollen development of ''Rondeletia odorata'' (Rubiaceae).
''Am J Bot'' 88(1) 14-30. It is cultivated elsewhere.''Rondeletia odorata''.
Flora of China. Common names include rondeletia,Imada, C. T., et al
''Rondeletia odorata''.
Annotated Checklist of Cultivated Plants of Hawai‘i. The Bishop Museum. Cleveland Sunrise, and Panama-rose. This plant is a

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

or small tree growing up to 2 meters tall. The rough, leathery leaves are oppositely arranged and measure up to 5 centimeters long. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

is a cluster of several five-lobed flowers in shades of bright red with yellow throats. There are three subspecies, ''Rondeletia odorata'' subsp. ''bullata'',''Rondeletia odorata'' subsp. ''bullata''.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. ''R. o.'' subsp. ''grandifolia'',''Rondeletia odorata'' subsp. ''grandifolia''.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. and ''R. o.'' subsp. ''odorata''.''Rondeletia odorata'' subsp. ''odorata''.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens.

References

odorata Flora of Cuba Flora of Panama Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Rubiaceae-stub