南美假櫻桃
Muntingia calabura Linn.
科名:茶茱萸科(Icacinaceae)田麻科(Tiliaceae)
屬名:瓊欖屬(Gonocaryum))西印度櫻桃屬(Muntingia)
別名:西印度櫻桃、南美櫻桃、假櫻桃、醋栗、勒李
原產地:產熱帶美洲、斯里蘭卡、印度尼西亞等地。
分佈:歸化台灣南部低海拔向陽處南美假櫻桃;很適合臺灣的氣候條件,種子成熟後遇到適宜的生長環境可在野外自行繁衍成當地的野果。
Origin: Produced in tropical America, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and other places.
Distribution: Naturalized South American false cherry in low-altitude sunny areas of southern Taiwan; very suitable for Taiwan's climatic conditions. After the seeds are mature and encounter a suitable growth environment, they can reproduce in the wild and become local wild fruits.