Malpighia emarginata
Barbados Cherry, Barbados Cherry
Other regional names: Cherry
- Cherry
Also known as: Malpighia berteroana Spreng. +5 more
- Malpighia berteroana Spreng.
- Malpighia lancifolia (Nied.) F.K.Mey.
- Malpighia punicifolia var. lancifolia Nied.
- Malpighia punicifolia var. obovata Nied.
- Malpighia punicifolia var. vulgaris Nied.
- Malpighia retusa Benth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malpighiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Malpighia emarginata (commonly known as Barbados Cherry) is a shrub or tree within the Malpighiaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aruba, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.