University of Florida Plant Information Malpighia glabra Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle

FPS-390

Scientific name: Malpighia glabra

Pronunciation: mal-PIG-ee-uh GLAY-bruh

Common name(s): Barbados cherry, wild crapemyrtle

Family: Malpighiaceae

Plant type: tree USDA hardiness zones: 9B through 11 (Figure 4)

Planting month for zone 9: year round

Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round Origin: not native to North America Invasive potential: not known to be invasive

Uses: specimen; container or above-ground planter; border; hedge; near a deck or patio; screen

Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the plant

1. This document is FPS-390, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

2. Edward F. Gilman, professor emeritus; Ryan W. Klein, assistant professor, arboriculture; and Gail Hansen, professor, sustainable landscape design; Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.