Barbados Cherry
Malpighia glabra
Also known as Acerola, Cerejeira, Malphigia
ShrubMedicinal
About Barbados Cherry
Malpighia glabra, the wild crapemyrtle, is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. It has often been confused with the related cultivated crop tree M. emarginata, but has small insipid fruit and a very different flower structure.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malpighia glabra
- Genus
- Malpighia
- Family
- MALPIGHIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Native to
- W.Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ ചെറി, Barbados cherry, Malpighia emarginata
Botanical family
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Barbados Cherry belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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