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Muntingia calabura

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Muntingiaceae Genus: Muntingia

Jamaican cherry, Panama berry, strawberry tree

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 509 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:588 (O? [based on possibly nat. spm. from Hālawa Valley, 1946], DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:336 (KEY), 337 (DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:132 (K); Note: remove O? [no nat. spms. in past 50 years], Apr 2025

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/26/2017
2 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/27/2017
3 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/25/2017
4 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/24/2017
5 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 1 Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
6 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Arboretum, Kapalama Preserved_Specimen weak bush of 10'; flowers white; fruit red when ripe, sweet Judd Jr., A.F. 2425 Oahu BISH 1938-12-10
7 Muntingia calabura Waimanalo Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen Multi-trunked tree of 5 m with low spreading crown. Well branched. Lau, J. 1800 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
8 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
9 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Road Preserved_Specimen Young, Mrs. E.M. Oahu BISH 1931-05-01
10 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experiment Station, Pensacola Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10405 Oahu BISH 1932-05-23
11 Muntingia calabura Tantalus, Makiki side Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 53 Oahu BISH 1946-07-20
12 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S. Experiment Station, end of Pensacola Street Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6042 Oahu BISH 1933-01-01
13 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
14 Muntingia calabura Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 22 Oahu BISH 1928-02-02
15 Muntingia calabura Wailua; Wailua Homesteads, Kipapa Road, on SW side of road next to a small pond on empty but manicured lot. With Impatiens planted at base, few other smaller Muntingia trees on property boarder, poss Cultivated. Growing w/ Syzygium cumini, Psidium guava. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 ft tall. Frt red. Fls white. Filament green, anther yellow. Lvs dark green above and dull green below. LVs lax. Bark white w/deep brown fissures. Tangalin, N. 1300 Kauai BISH 2007-05-29
16 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St his garden Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-05-01
17 Muntingia calabura Waimea District. Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Growing in irrigation ditch. At least 40 mature individuals seen scattered over a broad area near Kekaha. apparently naturalized in disturbed areas, fallow agricultural fields, along irrigation netw Preserved_Specimen Shrub - small tree about 3m tall; stems thick; branches conspicuously distichous, giving the plant a sprawling, tiered appearance; leaves dull gray-green, lighter below; flowers with thin white petals and pale green inrolled sepals; fruits green, globose, and pendulous such that they are mostly hidden by leaves. Brock, K. 999 Kauai BISH 2017-05-24
18 Muntingia calabura Lihue, Puhi Camp just W of Community College homesites as camp was razed Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Petals white Flynn, T.W. 2005 Kauai BISH 1986-12-05
19 Muntingia calabura Kekaha, along water dike Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree; alternate leaves, foliage concentrated toward branch tips; white flowers, yellow anthers; ripe fruit dull red Trauernicht, C. 228 Kauai BISH 2007-10-29
20 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Preserved_Specimen shrub of 2 m. Flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 10536 Oahu BISH 1933-04-28
21 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experimant Station, Pensacola St Preserved_Specimen tall tree Degener, O. 2484 Oahu BISH 1928-01-31
22 Muntingia calabura Waimea, Abandoned Mana camp Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Leaves dark, dull green above, dull, grey-green below with yellowish-green veins; petiole and young stems grey-green; sepals pale green without, whitish-green within; stamens numerous, filaments whitish-green Flynn, T.W. 3570 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
23 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi St Preserved_Specimen 16 ft. Grant, M.L. 7119 Oahu BISH 1934-07-18
24 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/26/2017
25 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/27/2017
26 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/25/2017
27 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/24/2017
28 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 1 Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
29 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Arboretum, Kapalama Preserved_Specimen weak bush of 10'; flowers white; fruit red when ripe, sweet Judd Jr., A.F. 2425 Oahu BISH 1938-12-10
30 Muntingia calabura Waimanalo Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen Multi-trunked tree of 5 m with low spreading crown. Well branched. Lau, J. 1800 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
31 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
32 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Road Preserved_Specimen Young, Mrs. E.M. Oahu BISH 1931-05-01
33 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experiment Station, Pensacola Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10405 Oahu BISH 1932-05-23
34 Muntingia calabura Tantalus, Makiki side Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 53 Oahu BISH 1946-07-20
35 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S. Experiment Station, end of Pensacola Street Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6042 Oahu BISH 1933-01-01
36 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
37 Muntingia calabura Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 22 Oahu BISH 1928-02-02
38 Muntingia calabura Wailua; Wailua Homesteads, Kipapa Road, on SW side of road next to a small pond on empty but manicured lot. With Impatiens planted at base, few other smaller Muntingia trees on property boarder, poss Cultivated. Growing w/ Syzygium cumini, Psidium guava. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 ft tall. Frt red. Fls white. Filament green, anther yellow. Lvs dark green above and dull green below. LVs lax. Bark white w/deep brown fissures. Tangalin, N. 1300 Kauai BISH 2007-05-29
39 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St his garden Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-05-01
40 Muntingia calabura Waimea District. Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Growing in irrigation ditch. At least 40 mature individuals seen scattered over a broad area near Kekaha. apparently naturalized in disturbed areas, fallow agricultural fields, along irrigation netw Preserved_Specimen Shrub - small tree about 3m tall; stems thick; branches conspicuously distichous, giving the plant a sprawling, tiered appearance; leaves dull gray-green, lighter below; flowers with thin white petals and pale green inrolled sepals; fruits green, globose, and pendulous such that they are mostly hidden by leaves. Brock, K. 999 Kauai BISH 2017-05-24
41 Muntingia calabura Lihue, Puhi Camp just W of Community College homesites as camp was razed Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Petals white Flynn, T.W. 2005 Kauai BISH 1986-12-05
42 Muntingia calabura Kekaha, along water dike Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree; alternate leaves, foliage concentrated toward branch tips; white flowers, yellow anthers; ripe fruit dull red Trauernicht, C. 228 Kauai BISH 2007-10-29
43 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Preserved_Specimen shrub of 2 m. Flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 10536 Oahu BISH 1933-04-28
44 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experimant Station, Pensacola St Preserved_Specimen tall tree Degener, O. 2484 Oahu BISH 1928-01-31
45 Muntingia calabura Waimea, Abandoned Mana camp Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Leaves dark, dull green above, dull, grey-green below with yellowish-green veins; petiole and young stems grey-green; sepals pale green without, whitish-green within; stamens numerous, filaments whitish-green Flynn, T.W. 3570 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
46 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi St Preserved_Specimen 16 ft. Grant, M.L. 7119 Oahu BISH 1934-07-18
47 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/26/2017
48 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/27/2017
49 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/25/2017
50 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/24/2017
51 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 1 Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
52 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Arboretum, Kapalama Preserved_Specimen weak bush of 10'; flowers white; fruit red when ripe, sweet Judd Jr., A.F. 2425 Oahu BISH 1938-12-10
53 Muntingia calabura Waimanalo Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen Multi-trunked tree of 5 m with low spreading crown. Well branched. Lau, J. 1800 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
54 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
55 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Road Preserved_Specimen Young, Mrs. E.M. Oahu BISH 1931-05-01
56 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experiment Station, Pensacola Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10405 Oahu BISH 1932-05-23
57 Muntingia calabura Tantalus, Makiki side Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 53 Oahu BISH 1946-07-20
58 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S. Experiment Station, end of Pensacola Street Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6042 Oahu BISH 1933-01-01
59 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
60 Muntingia calabura Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 22 Oahu BISH 1928-02-02
61 Muntingia calabura Wailua; Wailua Homesteads, Kipapa Road, on SW side of road next to a small pond on empty but manicured lot. With Impatiens planted at base, few other smaller Muntingia trees on property boarder, poss Cultivated. Growing w/ Syzygium cumini, Psidium guava. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 ft tall. Frt red. Fls white. Filament green, anther yellow. Lvs dark green above and dull green below. LVs lax. Bark white w/deep brown fissures. Tangalin, N. 1300 Kauai BISH 2007-05-29
62 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St his garden Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-05-01
63 Muntingia calabura Waimea District. Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Growing in irrigation ditch. At least 40 mature individuals seen scattered over a broad area near Kekaha. apparently naturalized in disturbed areas, fallow agricultural fields, along irrigation netw Preserved_Specimen Shrub - small tree about 3m tall; stems thick; branches conspicuously distichous, giving the plant a sprawling, tiered appearance; leaves dull gray-green, lighter below; flowers with thin white petals and pale green inrolled sepals; fruits green, globose, and pendulous such that they are mostly hidden by leaves. Brock, K. 999 Kauai BISH 2017-05-24
64 Muntingia calabura Lihue, Puhi Camp just W of Community College homesites as camp was razed Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Petals white Flynn, T.W. 2005 Kauai BISH 1986-12-05
65 Muntingia calabura Kekaha, along water dike Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree; alternate leaves, foliage concentrated toward branch tips; white flowers, yellow anthers; ripe fruit dull red Trauernicht, C. 228 Kauai BISH 2007-10-29
66 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Preserved_Specimen shrub of 2 m. Flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 10536 Oahu BISH 1933-04-28
67 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experimant Station, Pensacola St Preserved_Specimen tall tree Degener, O. 2484 Oahu BISH 1928-01-31
68 Muntingia calabura Waimea, Abandoned Mana camp Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Leaves dark, dull green above, dull, grey-green below with yellowish-green veins; petiole and young stems grey-green; sepals pale green without, whitish-green within; stamens numerous, filaments whitish-green Flynn, T.W. 3570 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
69 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi St Preserved_Specimen 16 ft. Grant, M.L. 7119 Oahu BISH 1934-07-18
70 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/26/2017
71 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/27/2017
72 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/25/2017
73 Muntingia calabura Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 999 Kauai HAPI 5/24/2017
74 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 1 Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
75 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Arboretum, Kapalama Preserved_Specimen weak bush of 10'; flowers white; fruit red when ripe, sweet Judd Jr., A.F. 2425 Oahu BISH 1938-12-10
76 Muntingia calabura Waimanalo Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen Multi-trunked tree of 5 m with low spreading crown. Well branched. Lau, J. 1800 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
77 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
78 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Road Preserved_Specimen Young, Mrs. E.M. Oahu BISH 1931-05-01
79 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experiment Station, Pensacola Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10405 Oahu BISH 1932-05-23
80 Muntingia calabura Tantalus, Makiki side Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 53 Oahu BISH 1946-07-20
81 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S. Experiment Station, end of Pensacola Street Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6042 Oahu BISH 1933-01-01
82 Muntingia calabura Halawa Trail Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1946-01-06
83 Muntingia calabura Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 22 Oahu BISH 1928-02-02
84 Muntingia calabura Wailua; Wailua Homesteads, Kipapa Road, on SW side of road next to a small pond on empty but manicured lot. With Impatiens planted at base, few other smaller Muntingia trees on property boarder, poss Cultivated. Growing w/ Syzygium cumini, Psidium guava. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 ft tall. Frt red. Fls white. Filament green, anther yellow. Lvs dark green above and dull green below. LVs lax. Bark white w/deep brown fissures. Tangalin, N. 1300 Kauai BISH 2007-05-29
85 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St his garden Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-05-01
86 Muntingia calabura Waimea District. Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50. Growing in irrigation ditch. At least 40 mature individuals seen scattered over a broad area near Kekaha. apparently naturalized in disturbed areas, fallow agricultural fields, along irrigation netw Preserved_Specimen Shrub - small tree about 3m tall; stems thick; branches conspicuously distichous, giving the plant a sprawling, tiered appearance; leaves dull gray-green, lighter below; flowers with thin white petals and pale green inrolled sepals; fruits green, globose, and pendulous such that they are mostly hidden by leaves. Brock, K. 999 Kauai BISH 2017-05-24
87 Muntingia calabura Lihue, Puhi Camp just W of Community College homesites as camp was razed Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Petals white Flynn, T.W. 2005 Kauai BISH 1986-12-05
88 Muntingia calabura Kekaha, along water dike Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree; alternate leaves, foliage concentrated toward branch tips; white flowers, yellow anthers; ripe fruit dull red Trauernicht, C. 228 Kauai BISH 2007-10-29
89 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi Preserved_Specimen shrub of 2 m. Flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 10536 Oahu BISH 1933-04-28
90 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, U.S.Experimant Station, Pensacola St Preserved_Specimen tall tree Degener, O. 2484 Oahu BISH 1928-01-31
91 Muntingia calabura Waimea, Abandoned Mana camp Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Leaves dark, dull green above, dull, grey-green below with yellowish-green veins; petiole and young stems grey-green; sepals pale green without, whitish-green within; stamens numerous, filaments whitish-green Flynn, T.W. 3570 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
92 Muntingia calabura Honolulu, Kalihi St Preserved_Specimen 16 ft. Grant, M.L. 7119 Oahu BISH 1934-07-18
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