▁and ▁plant ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Botan ic ▁Garden ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁C occ oth r ina x ▁" az ul " ▁or ▁C occ oth r ina x ▁sp . ▁" blue ▁leaves ". ▁Further ▁collections ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁the ▁species ▁was ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁Cub an ▁botan ists ▁Cel io ▁E . ▁Mo ya ▁L ope z ▁and ▁Ra úl ▁Ver de cia ▁Pérez ▁based ▁on ▁samples ▁collected ▁by ▁Ver de cia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁C occ oth r ina x ▁spir itu ana ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Cuba ▁and ▁grows ▁in ▁Cub an ▁cu ab ales , ▁a ▁dry , ▁ever green ▁scr ub ▁on ▁ser pent ine ▁so ils . ▁Mo ya ▁and ▁colle agues ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁known ▁from ▁two ▁populations ▁- ▁one ▁in ▁San ct i ▁Sp í rit us ▁Province , ▁and ▁another ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁C iego ▁de ▁Á v ila ▁Province , ▁while ▁Bre tt ▁J est row ▁and ▁colle agues ▁describe ▁as ▁being ▁known ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁population ▁in ▁San ct i ▁Sp í rit us ▁Province . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁spir itu ana ▁Category : T rees ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ar ctic ▁sc ul pin ▁( My ox oce phal us ▁sc or pio ides ) ▁or ▁the ▁northern ▁sc