Malpighia urens L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Malpighia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2-5 m tall. It can be erect or scrambling. The fruit is almost round and fleshy. It is 1-1.5 cm across. It is red. It contains 3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 3.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It needs a fertile, well-drained soil and a sunny position.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses food medicinal poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Hemorrhage (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings of semi-ripe wood.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Conservation status

Malpighia urens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323687-2
WFO ID wfo-0001076476
COL ID 3XQP5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Malpighia urens f. oblongifolia Rudolphia edulis Malpighia domingensis Malpighia urens Malpighia salicifolia Malpighia ovatifolia Malpighia oblongifolia

Lower taxons

Malpighia urens subsp. ovatifolia