Acrosynanthus parvifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with thick leaves. The species is native to eastern Cuba, and was described in 1918.
Taxonomy The species' name was published by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1918. Standley attributed the name to Nathaniel Lord Britton.
Distribution Acrosynanthus parvifolius is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Cuba. It grows in dry soil. The type specimen was collected at an altitude between .
Description Acrosynanthus parvifolius is a shrub or tree. It can grow up to high. The trunk and branches are grey to greyish-brown.
The plant has thick, leathery, hairless leaves, which are green on the upperside, and brown on the underside. The leaves are linear-oblong in shape, long, and wide. The leaves have stems.
The flowers grow on stems. The capsule is reddish-brown, obovoid, and long.
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