Malpighia punicifolia

Scientific Name: Malpighia punicifolia

Common Name: Barbados cherry, acerola, West Indian cherry, native cherry, French cherry and garden cherry

Family Name: Malpighiaceae
Origin: Lesser Antilles from St. Croix to Trinidad, Curacao, Margarita, northern South America and Brazil 

PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright, spreading (6.0 metre high)
Plant Uses: Border, screen, hedge, specimen
Special Features: Fruit tree, bonsai



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