Malpighia setosa
Spreng.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia capitis-crucis F.K.Mey.
Malpighia flavescens F.K.Mey.
Malpighia guantanamensis F.K.Mey.
Malpighia imiensis F.K.Mey.
Malpighia mirabilis F.K.Mey.
Malpighia nummulariifolia oblongifolia Vivaldi
Malpighia substrigosa F.K.Mey.
Common Name:
General Information
Malpighia setosa is an erect, evergreen shrub
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Caribbean - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Malpighia setosa grows wild mainly in the seasonally dry tropics.
Species in this genus generally grow best in a sunny position, preferring a well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
2- Title
- Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hedrick. U. P.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- 0-486-20459-6
- Description
- Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
,
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. A red colour[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
Medicinal
The ripe fruit and a tea made from the root are taken internally in the treatment of haemorrhage, menorrhagia and leukorrhea[
2206- Title
- Bwa Yo: Important Trees of Haiti
- Publication
-
- Author
- Timyan J.
- Publisher
- South-East Consortium for International Development; Washington
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 0-9645449-0-3
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings - cuttings of half-ripe wood, with entire leaves, in a frame with bottom heat[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
