Malpighia glabra, the wild crapemyrtle, 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]
Quick facts Wild Crapemyrtle, Scientific classification ...
| Wild Crapemyrtle |
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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 |
| Binomial name |
Malpighia glabra
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Bunchosia parvifolia S.Watson
- Malpighia biflora Poir.
- Malpighia dicipiens Sessé & Moc.
- Malpighia fallax Salisb.
- Malpighia lucida Pav. ex A. Juss.
- Malpighia lucida Pav. ex Moric.
- Malpighia myrtoides Moritz ex Nied.
- Malpighia neumanniana A. Juss.
- Malpighia nitida Mill.
- Malpighia oxycocca var. biflora (Poir.) Nied.
- Malpighia peruviana Moric.
- Malpighia punicifolia L.
- Malpighia semeruco A.Juss.
- Malpighia undulata A. Juss.
- Malpighia uniflora Tussac
- Malpighia virgata Pav.
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