familyMuntingiaceae
genusMuntingia
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Difference between revisions of "Muntingia"
Sp. Pl. 1: 509. 1753.
Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 225. 1754.
Introduced
Etymology: For Abraham Munting, 1626 – 1683 Dutch botanist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 185.
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 5 November 2020
Leaves: blade lanceolate to lanceolate-linear, marginal teeth irregular, abaxial indument more ovary obscurely stipitate, subtended by ring of setiform hairs. Berries red [yellow]. Seeds yellowish, plumply lenticular. x = 15.
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, introduced also in Old World Tropics.
Discussion
Species 1.
Muntingia is widely grown in warm to hot climates for fruit, fiber, and firewood.
Selected References
None.