Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Malpighia coccigera
Singapore holly, dwarf holly, miniature holly
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Species
coccigera
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Malpighia coccifera Reichard
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2004
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Meyer, F.K. (2000) Revision der Gattung Malpighia L. (Malpighiaceae). Phanerog. Monogr. 23: 1–630, pl. 1–151.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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"Galapagos Species Database, Malpighia coccigera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2030. Accessed 21 August 2025.