title: Casasia domingensis
text: # Casasia domingensis
  
  Casasia domingensis is a plant native to the Dominican Republic, it is a part of the family Rubiaceae.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The species has been given the specific epithet "domingensis", as it occurs on the island of Hispaniola. This island was historically called Santo Domingo, or Saint-Domingue.
  
  