Stingingbush (Malpighia infestissima)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Malpighiaceae
State: PR, VI
Nature Serve ID: 148568
Lifeform: Shrub, Tree
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

clonal stinging hairs

Where is Stingingbush (Malpighia infestissima) located in the wild?

Habitat:

coastal thickets, and inland dry thickets

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Stingingbush can be found in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Which CPC Partners conserve Stingingbush (Malpighia infestissima)?

St. George Village Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Distribution limited to various islands in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands (probably extirpated in Saint Croix), Puerto Rico, and an unconfirmed report from Cuba. Apparently rare throughout its range.

01/01/2010

cut down because of stinging hairs, not affected by Hugo

01/01/2010

ca 10 plants total (clonal) in 10 populations ca 200 plants (stems) on St. Croix and St. Thomas in 4 populations - not all are protected more now than 20 years ago, endemic to St. Croix, not on St. Thomas