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Malpighia glabra

Malpighia glabra L.

Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle, Acerola, Manzanita

Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry Family)

USDA Symbol: MAGL6



Malpighia glabra (Barbados cherry) #37195

Image Information

Photographer: Fannon, Carolyn
City: Alief
County: Harris
State: TX
Location Notes: Private garden.
Accession date: 2014-01-31
Filename: CF_IMG0812.JPG
Slide Index: 100913-3194.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up (macro) of a flower with fruit; pink petals with crisped and dentate margins are narrowed below into long slender claws; five viscid (sticky or gummy) sepals incurved at maturity; ten yellow, viscid stamens with pink filaments.
Date Taken: 2013-10-09
NPIN Image Id: 37195

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2013-12-05

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