Common name
English: Niger plum
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Salicaceae (11)(family description)
Genus: Flacourtia (1)
Epithet: indica (Burm.fil.) Merr. (15)
Synonyms: Flacourtia afra Pic.Serm., Flacourtia balansae Gagnep., Flacourtia cordifolia Roxb., Flacourtia edulis Schumach. & Thonn., Flacourtia elliptica (Tul.) Warb., Flacourtia flavescens Willd., Flacourtia frondosa Clos, Flacourtia gambecola Clos, Flacourtia heterophylla Turcz., Flacourtia hilsenbergii C.Presl, Flacourtia hirtiuscula Oliv., Flacourtia indica (Haines) H.O.Saxena & Brahmam, Flacourtia kirkiana H.M.Gardner, Flacourtia kirkii Burtt Davy, Flacourtia lenis Craib, Flacourtia lucida Salisb., Flacourtia obcordata Roxb., Flacourtia parvifolia Merr., Flacourtia perrottetiana Clos
balansae => in honor of Benedict Balansa (1825-1891), french botanist and explorer
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
edulis => edible
elliptica => elliptic
flavescens => yellowish
frondosa => leafy, covered with foliage
heterophylla => bearing leaves of more than one kind
indica => from or referring in some way to India
lucida => shining, glistening, reflecting
obcordata => inversely heart-shaped
parvifolia => having small leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub