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Muntingia calabura L.

Jamaica Cherry; Panama Berry; Strawberrytree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Jamaika-Beere
English Jamaica Cherry; Panama Berry; Strawberrytree
Français Jamaika-Beere
Italiano Jamaika-Beere
Suomi Jamaika-Beere
Norsk Jamaika-Beere
Čeština Jamaika-Beere
Español Jamaika-Beere
Svenska Jamaika-Beere
Polski Jamaika-Beere
Український Jamaika-Beere
Român Jamaika-Beere
Русский Jamaika-Beere
Български Jamaika-Beere
EESTI Jamaika-Beere
日本語 Jamaika-Beere
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Costa Rica; Peru; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Bahamas; Cuba; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Argentina (Jujuy, Salta); Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Belize; Nicaragua; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; Trinidad; Tobago; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); El Salvador; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Valle); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Sucre, Trujillo, Zulia); Fiji [I]; New Caledonia [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I]; Thailand [I]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; Cocos [Keeling] Isl. [I]; Palau [I] (Koror [I], Malakal [I], Yap [I], Ulithi [I], Fais [I], Woleai [I], Ifalik [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Raiatea [I], Tahaa [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Anatahan [I], Saipan [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Hiva Oa [I], Tahuata [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Myanmar [I]; India [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Taiwan [I]; Java [I]; Laos [I]; Vietnam [I]; Philippines [I]; Singapore [I]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Cambodia [I]; Borneo [I]; Brunei [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Muntingiaceae
Genus Muntingia
Species calabura
Author citation L.
Scientific name Muntingia calabura L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Cherry;  Panama Berry;  Strawberrytree

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson