Ardisia escallonioides

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

Island marlberry
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Ardisia
Species:	A. escallonioides
Binomial name
Ardisia escallonioides Schltdl. & Cham.
Synonyms[2][3]
Ardisia pickeringia Torr. & A. Gray ex A. DC. Bladhia paniculata (Nutt.) Sudw. ex Sarg. Cyrilla paniculata Nutt. Icacorea paniculata (Nutt.) Sudw. Pickeringia paniculata (Nutt.) Nutt. Tinus escallonioides (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze Tinus pickeringia (Torr. & A. Gray ex A. DC.) Kuntze

Ardisia escallonioides, the Island marlberry, is a plant species native to the West Indies and neighboring areas. It has been reported from Barbados, Bermuda, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Florida.^[4][5]

Ardisia escallonioides is a shrub or tree up to 15 m (50 feet) tall. It has elliptic leaves up to 17 cm (7 inches) long. Flowers are borne in a panicle of up to 20 flowers. Each flower is white to pink, up to 7 mm (0.3 inches) across. Fruits are fleshy drupes up to 7 mm (0.3 inches) across, red at first then turning black.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}