Acrosynanthus jamaicensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub with pale brown fruits.
The species is native to Jamaica. It was described by Richard A. Howard and George R. Proctor in 1958.
Distribution Acrosynanthus jamaicensis is native to the wet tropical biome of Jamaica. It was the first species of Acrosynanthus known from outside of Cuba. The type material was collected from the sides of a limestone ravine in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica.
Description Acrosynanthus jamaicensis is a shrub, around tall. The leaves are long, and wide. The fruits are in diameter, and pale brown when mature. The leaves and young stems have a resinous coating.
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