Muntingiaceae: Muntingia calabura - Strawberry Tree - Kersen

Strawberry Tree or Ceri (Muntingia calabura) flower in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Order: Malvales Dumortier
Family: Muntingiaceae C. Bayer, M.W. Chase & M.F. Fay
Genus: Muntingia L. - muntingia
Species: Muntingia calabura L.

Common Names in English: Calabur-Tree, Calabura, Capulin, Cotton Candy Berry, Glade Mallow, Glademallow, Jam Tree, Jamaica Cherry, Jamaica-Cherry, Jamaican Cherry, Jamfruit, Manzanil, Panama Berry, Panama Cherry, Panama-Berry, Singapore Cherry, Strawberry Tree, Strawberry-Tree, Strawberrytree

Common Names in Indonesia: Kersen, Talok (Jawa), Keres, Ceri

In traditional medicine, Muntingia calabura flowers can be used as an antiseptic and to treat abdominal cramps. It is also taken to relieve headaches and colds.


All photos were taken using a Camera phone Sony Ericsson K800i.

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References:

• id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kersen
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntingia
• www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id206402/
• zipcodezoo.com/Plants/M/Muntingia_calabura/
• plantamor.com/index.php?plant=873
• www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/plants/cherry_tree.htm
• www.stuartxchange.org/Aratiles.html
• www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/jamaica_cherry.html

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