Where is Muntingia calabura native?

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Baobab — Malvales A fony baobab tree (*Adansonia rubrostipa*), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.

Muntingia calabura is native to the Neotropics. It is a tropical American shrub or small tree, also known as the calabur tree, capulin, or Jamaica cherry.12

While some sources may historically associate the species with the family Elaeocarpaceae, it is classified within the family Muntingiaceae under the order Malvales.21