Malpighia emarginata

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Malpighia glabra, Linn. Barbados Cherry. Fig. 2308. Shrub, 6ft., glabrous, the branches slender: lvs. ovate to elliptic, entire, usually pointed, having a few biscuspidate hairs which disappear early: umbels 3-5-fld.; fls. ¾ in. across, rose-red, the petals erose or fringed: drupes red or scarlet, about the size of a cherry, acid, with thin skin, used for jam and preserves; seeds large, 4angled. S. Texas to N. S. Amer.; W. Indies. B.M. 813. —Widely planted in tropics, and offered in S. Fla. Prop, by cuttings, and seeds germinate readily. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.