Malpighiaceae FAMILY
Malpighia incana
Malpighia incana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Malpighia incana is an erect, evergreen shrub or a small tree usually frowing 120 - 200cm tall, but sometimes reaching 5 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - southeast Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica
HabitatThickets on gravel and arid limestone; at elevations up to 90 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].