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Malpighiaceae
Cafe falso
Bunchosia glandulifera
Also known as Bunchosia martinicensis, Shiny-leaf wild coffee, Bunchosia emarginata var. martinicensis, Malpighia platyphylla
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Fruit · Edible Fruit · South America · Shrub · Bunchosia · Rare Fruit · Partial Shade · Coffee Flavor · Exotic · Malpighiaceae
Cafe falso is a tropical shrub or small tree from South America valued for its sweet, coffee-flavored edible fruits and attractive foliage. It grows best in warm, humid climates with partial shade to full sun and consistently moist, fertile, well-draining soil. Prune lightly after fruiting to maintain shape, and protect from frost as it has low cold tolerance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before the next watering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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