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.

Fruits are fleshy drupes up to 7 mm (0.3 inches) across, red at first then turning black.

[6][7][8][9][10] Fruits of A. escallonioides are reported to be edible, but some consider the taste to be unpleasant.