Primulaceae
Guadeloupe marlberry
Ardisia obovata
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Ardisia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Guadeloupe marlberry
Synonyms
- Ardisia guadeloupensis var. blancheana Stehlé
- Ardisia hamiltonii A.DC.
- Ardisia latifolia Sieber ex A.DC.
- Ardisia maculata Poit. ex A.DC.
- Ardisia obovata var. blancheana (Stehlé) Fournet
- Icacorea hamiltonii (A.DC.) Lundell
- Tinus maculata (Poit. ex A.DC.) Kuntze
- Tinus obovata (Desv.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.