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*Clusia rosea*, the autograph tree, copey, or pitch-apple, is an evergreen, tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. It is native to the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America.
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Clusia rosea, the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is an evergreen, tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. The name Clusia major is sometimes misapplied to this species.
Description
Clusia rosea is a tree native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Hispaniola (such as in Los Haitises National Park), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida.
It is a hemiepiphyte; that is, it grows as an epiphyte on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a strangler fig as it gets larger. Like a strangler fig, it successfully competes for light by outgrowing, overtopping and "strangling" its host tree with its many aerial roots. These roots are among the fastest growing known; up to 30 cm (12 in) in 24 hours.
Habitat
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Cultivation
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- intermediate
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