Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Malpighia glabra
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Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Malpighia punicifolia L. |
| Common names: | Barbados cherry (English) |
| Description: | |
| Notes: | There is some uncertainty as to the name of this tree. We have followed the European Garden Flora, ed. 1 (1997), vol. 5, p.121, and named it Malpighia glabra on the basis that the leaves are mostly acute (some emarginate), and borne normally along the branches, not crowded on short shoots. |
| Derivation of specific name: | glabra: hairless, glabrous. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico to Colombia |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Malpighia glabraAfrican Plant Database: Malpighia glabra
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Malpighia glabra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Malpighia glabra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Malpighia glabra
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Malpighia glabra
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Malpighia glabra
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