Malpighiaceae

Dwarf holly

Malpighia coccigera L.

Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Malpighia

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: ملبيغة توتية
arz: ملبيغه توتيه
Bangla: কাঁটা খৈ
Chinese: 刺葉黃褥花, 金虎尾, 櫟葉櫻桃
English: Dwarf holly, Singapore holly, Azotacaballo
French: Cerisier des antilles
Japanese: ヒイラギトラノオ
Latvian: Ognešu malpīgija
Thai: ชาปัตตาเวีย

Synonyms

Malpighia coccifera Sessé & Moc.
Malpighia coccigera var. coccigrya L. ex Nied.
Malpighia coccigera var. ilicifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
Malpighia coccigera var. microphylla Nied.
Malpighia coccigrya L.
Malpighia heranthera Wright ex Niedenzu
Malpighia heterantha Wight
Malpighia heteranthera R.Wight III
Malpighia heteranthera Wright ex Niedenzu

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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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.