1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Epigeal, Hypogeal
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.2 AHS Heat Zone
1.3 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.4 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.3 Minimum Width
243.84 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.5 Plant Color
2.5.1 Flower Color
Pink
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.5.3 Fruit Color
2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.6 Shape
2.6.1 Leaf Shape
2.7 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
reseeds, root cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Beans
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Basketary, Edible seed
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
COTYLEDON
7.2 Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Cotyledon
7.2.5 In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Not Available
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Malpighiaceae
Crassulaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available, Paperveroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species