PLANTS Profile for Muntingia calabura (strawberrytree)

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PLANTS Profile

Muntingia calabura L.
strawberrytree

Symbol:

MUCA4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Elaeocarpaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Muntingia calabura L.

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Distribution:
Muntingia calabura L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Muntingia calabura L.

View 4 genera in Elaeocarpaceae, 1 species in Muntingia

Classification:
Muntingia calabura L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Elaeocarpaceae – Elaeocarpus family
Genus	Muntingia L. – muntingia
Species	Muntingia calabura L. – strawberrytree

Introduced Information:
Muntingia calabura L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Muntingia calabura L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21503.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 05:08 AM MDT