Malpighia linearis Jacq.

Bastard cherry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Malpighia

Characteristics

A tree. A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The branches are smooth. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and they have stinging hairs. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are pale purple to pink. The fruit is fleshy and oval. It is dark purple and furrowed when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Malpighia linearis world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323677-2
WFO ID wfo-0001076384
COL ID 3XQKG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630084
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Synonyms

Malpighia angustifolia Malpighia linearis Malpighia angustifolia var. oblongata Malpighia angustifolia var. linearis