Lamiaceae FAMILY

Petitia domingensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres^[1]. Grows best in an open, sunny position^[2]. The tree flowers and produces fruit all year round in Jamaica and Puerto Rico^{[1, 2]}.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Petitia+domingensis>

Pollinators

Bees

References

[1]Flowering Plants of Jamaica — Adams. C.D. · University of the West Indies; Jamaica. · 1972 ↩︎A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
[2]Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. · USDA, Forest Service; Washington. · 1964 ↩︎Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
[3]Puerto Rican Woods. Agriculture Handbook No. 205 — Longwood F.R. · USDA Forest Service; Washington · 1961 ↩︎Descriptions of 60 timbers from Puerto Rica.