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Malpighia coccigera
Also called Dwarf Holly, Miniature Holly
In Singapore: Miniature Holly, Singapore Holly, Barbados Holly, 刺葉黃褥花 (Grown in Singapore)
Singapore holly is a small, slow-growing evergreen shrub or tree from the Caribbean, grown mainly for its glossy, spiny leaves and red berries. Give it bright light and well-drained soil, and it is often trained as a bonsai.
Malpighia coccigera is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, that is native to the Caribbean. It is commonly known as Singapore holly or dwarf holly due to the shape of its leaves, despite it not being a true holly (genus Ilex).
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malpighia coccigera 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.
