Family: Rubiaceae

Monkey apple is a densely branched, single-trunked tree with a rounded crown. Flowers at various times throughout the year in Hawaii. In its native land of Central America, flowering occurs mainly in the rainy season. Evening and nighttime are when the sweet fragrance is the most powerful. While edible, monkey apple fruit is not commonly eaten. A fast-growing, low-maintenance tree.

Plant Uses:

• Bonsai
• Container plant
• Cut flower
• Edible
• Fragrant
• Hedge
• Lei flower
• Medicinal
• Ornamental
• Shade
• Bonzai

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers