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Malpighia cauliflora

Malpighia cauliflora is a small tree from Jamaica in the Malpighi family, a species that is rare and threatened by habitat loss. Little cultivation information exists, so it is best grown like other Malpighia species in warm, frost-free conditions.

Family
Malpighiaceae (Malpighi family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or loam
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Malpighia cauliflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, that is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Malpighia plants

Singapore holly · Barbados cherry · Wild crapemyrtle · Malpighia harrisii · Malpighia obtusifolia · Malpighia proctorii · Malpighia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malpighia cauliflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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