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Malpighia glabra
(acerola)

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Malpighia glabra (acerola)

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Last modified
19 November 2019

Datasheet Type(s)
Host Plant

Preferred Scientific Name
Malpighia glabra

Preferred Common Name
acerola

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae

Uses List
Beverage base
Christmas tree
Fruits
Traditional/folklore

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

Malpighia glabra

Preferred Common Name

acerola

Other Scientific Names

Acerola
Barbados cherry tree
Barbadoskirschbaum
Cerisier des Antilles
Malpighia glabra GRISEB.
Malpighia punicifolia

International Common Names

Spanish: cereza colorada; cereza de Barbados (Cuba); cereza de la sabana; guinda de Indias; nance morado (Mexico)
Portuguese: cerejeira-do-Para; gineira-da-Jamaica

Local Common Names

Germany: Barbados-Kirschbaum; Barbados-Kirschbaum, Westindischer
Netherlands: barbadoskers

EPPO code

MLPGL (Malpighia glabra)
MLPPU (Malpighia punicifolia)

Taxonomic Tree

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Order: Polygalales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Malpighia
Species: Malpighia glabra

List of Pests

Major host of:

Anthonomus testaceus; Bactrocera aquilonis; Bactrocera caryeae; Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly); Ceroplastes floridensis (soft scale); Epitragus aurulentus; Icerya rosae (rose icerya); Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug); Orthezia praelonga (croton bug); Protopulvinaria pyriformis (pyriform scale); Puto barberi

Minor host of:

Anastrepha obliqua (West Indian fruit fly); Anastrepha striata (guava fruit fly); Anastrepha suspensa (Caribbean fruit fly); Aphis craccivora (groundnut aphid); Armillaria tabescens (armillaria root rot); Bactrocera carambolae (carambola fruit fly); Bactrocera correcta (guava fruit fly); Brevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite); Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly); Eutetranychus banksi (citrus mite, Texas); Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug); Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale); Insignorthezia insignis (greenhouse orthezia); Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode); Orgyia postica (cocoa tussock moth); Rotylenchulus reniformis (reniform nematode); Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm); Xiphinema basiri

Wild host of:

Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)

Associated with (not a host):

Meloidogyne mayaguensis; Piezodorus guildinii (stink bug)

Host of (source - data mining):

Anastrepha fraterculus (South American fruit fly); Coccus viridis (soft green scale); Planococcus lilacinus (cacao mealybug)

Uses List

Human food and beverage

Beverage base
Fruits

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

Traditional/folklore

Ornamental

Christmas tree
Cut flower
garden plant
Potted plant
Propagation material
Seed trade

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