Muntingia

Muntingia
	Flower close-up.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Muntingiaceae
Genus:	Muntingia; L.
Species:	M. calabura
Binomial name
	Muntingia calabura; L.
Synonyms
	Muntingia rosea H.Karst.; Muntingia calabura var. trinitensis Griseb.;

Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family Muntigiaceae. It has only one species, the Muntingia calabura.^[2] It was named in honor of Abraham Munting. It is native to the Neotropics, from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina. It fully grows into a fruit.

References

↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ "Neotropical Muntingiaceae - Neotropikey from Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[:0-2] "Neotropical Muntingiaceae - Neotropikey from Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

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