| Muntingia | |
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| Muntingia calabura flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Muntingiaceae |
| Genus: | Muntingia L. |
| Species: | M. calabura
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| Binomial name | |
| Muntingia calabura | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family Muntingiaceae, comprising only one species, Muntingia calabura,[2][3] named in honour of Abraham Munting. It is native from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina. Its fruit is edible, and it has been widely introduced in other tropical areas.
- ^ "Muntingia calabura L." World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Neotropical Muntingiaceae - Neotropikey from Kew". www.kew.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Morton, Julia F. (1987). "Jamaica cherry". Fruits of warm climates. Miami, Florida, USA: New Crop Resource Online Program, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University. pp. 65–69. ISBN 978-0-9610184-1-2.