Malpighia glabra is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. It has often been confused with the related cultivated crop tree M. emarginata, but has small insipid fruit and a very different flower structure.[2]
Malpighia glabra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Malpighiaceae |
Genus: | Malpighia |
Species: | M. glabra
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Binomial name | |
Malpighia glabra | |
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References
editWikispecies has information related to Malpighia glabra.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ^ Genetic resources of tropical and sub-tropical fruits and nuts (excluding Musa) (PDF). International Board for Plant Genetic Resources. 1986.