Malpighia setosa
Spreng.
Bristly stinging bush
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Malpighiaceae family with simple, opposite leaves.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti*, Puerto Rico, West Indies*,
Synonyms
Malpighia capitis-crucis F. K. Mey.Mapighia flavescens F. K. Mey.Malpighia guantanamensis F. K. Mey.and others
References (3)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 399
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 511
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
