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Muntingiaceae

1. Muntingia calabura L.

(Muntingia rosea)

Common names: aratilis, Bajelly tree, calabur tree, capulin, Jamaica cherry, mansanitas, Panama berry, Sabah cherry, sagase, saresa, Singapore cherry, strawberry tree

Extract from Wikipedia article: Muntingia calabura, the sole species in the genus Muntingia, is a flowering plant native to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and western South America south to Peru and Bolivia. Common names include (English) calabur tree, capulin, Jamaica cherry, Panama berry, strawberry tree, Singapore cherry, Sabah cherry, Bajelly tree; (Tagalog) aratilis, and saresa; and (Cebuano, Ilokano) mansanitas and sagase in Kannada.

Bee on a flower of calabur tree (Singapore cherry, Muntingia calabura) on Al Husain Street in Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2015 Calabur tree (Jamaica cherry, Muntingia calabura) on Al Husain Street in Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2015 Flower on calabur tree (Singapore cherry, Muntingia calabura) on Al Husain Street in Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2015 Fruits of Calabur tree (Jamaica cherry, Muntingia calabura) taken from Al Husain Street in Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2015

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• Aizoaceae
• Amaranthaceae
• Anacardiaceae
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• Lamiaceae
• Linaceae
• Lythraceae
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• Malvaceae
• Meliaceae
• Menispermaceae
• Moraceae
• Moringaceae
• Muntingiaceae
• Myrtaceae
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• Nyctaginaceae
• Oleaceae
• Onagraceae
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• Oxalidaceae
• Papaveraceae
• Phyllanthaceae
• Plantaginaceae
• Plumbaginaceae
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• Primulaceae
• Resedaceae
• Rhamnaceae
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• Rutaceae
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• Poaceae
• Ruppiaceae

Links

• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.