1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Rocky areas, rocky outcrops, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
243.84 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer
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
Cuttings, Seedlings, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
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, No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Not Available
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
Birds, Fruit Bats, Moths, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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
Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Fruits, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used to feed livestock
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Landscape, Rock Garden, Showy Tree, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
CEREUS jamacaru
7.2 Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
mandacaru, cardeiro, Night-blooming Cactus, Pleated Cereus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Acerola Baum
Cereus jamacaru
7.2.3 In French
Acerola Arbre
Cereus jamacaru
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Cereus jamacaru
7.2.5 In Greek
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
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malpighiales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available, Paperveroideae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species