Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
4251.000 Malpighia
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Description of the genus
Shrubs, erect or trees. Stipules small and inconspicuous. Leaves mostly shortly petiolate; lamina entire or holly-like, coriaceous to membranous. Inflorescence corymbs or umbels, sometimes flowers solitary; pedicels equal or usually much longer than peduncles. Calyx 6-10 glandular; petals unequal, glabrous, dentate or fimbriate, often ciliate, or some of them entire. Fruit drupaceous, normally of 3 nutlets and 3-seeded. Worldwide: 40 species in tropical America. Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| coccigera L. | |
| emarginata DC. | Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MalpighiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Malpighia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Malpighia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Malpighia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Malpighia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Malpighia
JSTOR Plant Science: Malpighia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Malpighia
Plants of the World Online: Malpighia
Tropicos: Malpighia
Wikipedia: Malpighia