✿Malpighiaceae · Malpighia
Miniature Holly
Malpighia coccigera
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-April
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.
Botanical family
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Miniature Holly belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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