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|accepted_name=Muntingia calabura
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 509. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Calabura;Jamaica cherry
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Selected by author to be illustrated
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|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Muntingiaceae;Muntingia;Muntingia calabura
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Muntingiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Muntingia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Muntingia calabura]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 6
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 186
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Leaves:</b> petiole 2–5 mm; blade 60–150 × 20–50 mm. <b>Pedicels</b> 5–20(–35) mm. <b>Flowers</b>: 8–12+ mm; petals 12–20 mm. <b>Berries</b> 10–15 mm diam. <b>Seeds</b> 0.4–0.5 × 0.2–0.3 mm. <b>2n</b> = 28 (Costa Rica), 30 (India).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering ± year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed, nonsalty sites
|elevation=0–10+ m
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;also introduced in Old World Tropics.
|discussion=<p><i>Muntingia calabura</i> has been reported as a spontaneous weed in commercial greenhouses in California. It was evidently brought into California with coco fiber used in hydroponics installations (F. Hrusa et al. 2002). Fruits of <i>M. calabura</i> are reputed to be prized by bats, birds, children, and fish.</p>
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name=Muntingia calabura
|author=
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Muntingiaceae
|phenology=Flowering ± year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed, nonsalty sites
|elevation=0–10+ m
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;also introduced in Old World Tropics.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Selected by author to be illustrated;Introduced
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|genus=Muntingia
|species=Muntingia calabura
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