✿Malpighiaceae · Malpighia
Barbados Cherry
Malpighia glabra
Also known as Acerola, Cerejeira, Malphigia
ShrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan
- Flowering
- June-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malpighia glabra
- Genus
- Malpighia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- W.Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Barbados Cherry itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ ചെറി, Barbados cherry, Malpighia emarginata
About Barbados Cherry
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra) is a shrub in the Malpighiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Karnataka and Rajasthan. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from June to April.
Botanical family
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Barbados Cherry belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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