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Malpighia obovata, jiqui
Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
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Malpighia glabra, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, acerola, barbados cherry
tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
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Cyrilliaceae, cyrilla family, family Cyrilliaceae, titi family
shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia