Muntingiaceae
Strawberrytree
Muntingia calabura
- Family
- Muntingiaceae
- Genus
- Muntingia
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Common names
By language (27)
- ban
- Singapur
- bew
- Sèri
- bik
- Aratilis
- Burmese
- မာတာကွတ်, သကြားသီး
- Chinese
- 文定果, 西印度櫻桃, 文定果（水果）
- English
- Strawberrytree, Jamaican cherry, Strawberry tree
- Estonian
- Moosipuu
- Filipino
- Ratiles
- Finnish
- Mätimarjapuu
- gor
- Kerson
- Gujarati
- સિંગાપુરી ચેરી
- Hebrew
- גרגר פנמה, דובדבן ג'מייקה, דובדבן פנמה, עץ גרגר פנמה
- Indonesian
- Kersen, Seri, Talok
- Japanese
- ナンヨウザクラ
- Javanese
- Kèrsen
- Kannada
- ಗಸಗಸೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಮರ
- Khmer
- ក្រខុប
- Malay
- Kerukup Siam
- Malayalam
- ജമൈക്കൻ ചെറി
- pam
- Saresa
- Persian
- گیلاس جامائیکا
- Russian
- Мунтингия
- Spanish
- Muntingia, Arátil, Arátiles
- Sundanese
- Kérsen
- Tamil
- தேன் பழம், சிங்கப்பூர் செர்ரி, சீனிபழ மரம், நெய் பழம்
- Thai
- ตะขบฝรั่ง
- Vietnamese
- Trứng cá
Synonyms
- Muntingia calabura var. trinitensis Griseb.
- Muntingia glabra Spreng.
- Muntingia rosea H.Karst.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 642 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Pineda Vera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Manuel Roncal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paryavarana Margadarsi Vaisakhi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: adel-fridus, CC0, from iNaturalist
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.