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Wild crapemyrtle
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Wild crapemyrtle

Malpighia glabra L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWild crapemyrtle
DutchAcerola
SpanishCapulín
Chinese光滑金虎尾
Scientific nameMalpighia glabra L.

About this species

Malpighia glabra, the wild crapemyrtle, is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. It has often been confused with the related cultivated crop tree M. emarginata, but has small insipid fruit and a very different flower structure.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyMalpighiaceae
GenusMalpighia

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1932First record
2019Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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