Miniature Holly
Malpighia coccigera
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Miniature Holly
Identify Miniature Holly by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiny holly-like spiny leaves (miniature holly).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Miniature Holly.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malpighia coccigera
- Genus
- Malpighia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- W.Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Miniature Holly itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কাঁটা খৈ
About Miniature Holly
Miniature holly (Malpighia coccigera) is a shrub in the Malpighiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Miniature Holly belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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