Cafe falso
Bunchosia glandulifera

Family: Malpighiaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m high. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are the size of a small plum.

There are 68 Bunchosia species. It is the floral emblem of Puerto Rico.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It needs a temperature above 15°C.

Countries/locations it is found in

Antigua, Antilles, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Guiana, Guianas, Haiti, Hispaniola, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Probably used as coffee.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cerezo, Cerezo de fraile, Ciruela, Ciruelo, Hobo fraile, Mermelada

Synonyms

Bunchosia emarginata var. martinicensis Urb. & Nied.; Malphighia glandulifera Jacq.;