Cultivated Plants

Fabaceae-Faboideae
Brya buxifolia  (Murray) Urb.
Native to Cuba and Hispaniola
Exploited to near-extinction in Hispaniola - its timber was highly valued in inlay work, especially windwind instruments in the 19th century (The historic evolution of the Haitian forest. F. Hatzenberger)
Shrub seen growing in a Bonne Terre garden.
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