Malpighiaceae
Encyclopedia
Malpighiaceae is a family
of flowering plant
s in the order Malpighiales
. It comprises approximately 75 genera
and 1300 species
, all of which are native to the tropics
and subtropics
. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World
(the Caribbean
and the southernmost United States
to Argentina
) and the rest in the Old World
(Africa
, Madagascar
, and Indomalaya to New Caledonia
and the Philippines
).
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the order Malpighiales
Malpighiales
Malpighiales is one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 16000 species, approximately 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse and hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems that are based only on...
. It comprises approximately 75 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
and 1300 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, all of which are native to the tropics
Tropics
The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth...
and subtropics
Subtropics
The subtropics are the geographical and climatical zone of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropical zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitudes 23.5°N and 23.5°S...
. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
(the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and the southernmost United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) and the rest in the Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
(Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, and Indomalaya to New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
).
Genera
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Christianella Christianella is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Christianella comprises 5 species of woody vines and shrubby habit occurring in forests, roadside thickets, and shrubby savannas in southeastern Mexico, Central America, and... Coleostachys Coleostachys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Coleostachys contains only one species of shrubs or treelets found in wet forests of the Amazonian lowlands of French Guiana and adjacent Brazil.-External links:* Malpighiaceae... Cottsia Cottsia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Cottsia comprises 3 species of slender twining vines native to northern Mexico and extending into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona... Diacidia Diacidia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Diacidia comprises 11 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. Ten species are found on the mountains of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil; one species Diacidia is a genus in... Diplopterys Diplopterys is a genus of plants in the Malpighiaceae family.There are approximately 45 species within the genus:*Diplopterys amplectens W.R.Anderson & C.Davis*Diplopterys araujei Nied.*Diplopterys bahiana... Echinopterys Echinopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Echinopterys comprises 2 species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.-External links:* Malpighiaceae - description,... Ectopopterys Ectopopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Ectopopterys contains only one species of woody vines native to lowland wet forests of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.-External links:* Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy,... Excentradenia Excentradenia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae. Excentradenia comprises four species of woody vines native to the forests of northern South America.-External links and reference:* Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature*... Flabellaria Flabellaria is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Flabellaria includes one variable species, F... Galphimia Galphimia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales; the name is an anagram of Malpighia. Galphimia comprises 26 species of large herbs, shrubs, and treelets. Twenty-two species occur in Mexico, one extending into Texas and one ... |
Gaudichaudia Gaudichaudia is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:* Gaudichaudia gaudichaudii * Gaudichaudia tridentatus... Glandonia Glandonia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Glandonia comprises 3 species of trees or shrubs native to lowland forests along rivers or in areas periodically flooded in Amazonian Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil.-External... Heladena Heladena is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Heladena includes one species, H... Henleophytum Henleophytum is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Henleophytum includes one species, H. echinatum, a woody twining vine with bristly fruits native to thickets on limestone in Cuba.-External links:* Malpighiaceae - description,... Heteropterys Heteropterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Heteropterys comprises over 140 species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northern Mexico and the West Indies to northern... Hiptage Hiptage is a plant genus comprising woody, perennial, flowering lianas. Most described species are now included in Hiptage benghalensis.... Hiraea Hiraea is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Hiraea comprises over 55 species of woody vines and shrubs found in diverse habitats, except very dry vegetation types, in the New World tropics and subtropics from western Mexico to... Jubelina Jubelina is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Jubelina comprises 6 species of woody vines occurring in tropical wet primary and secondary forests of Central America and South America.-External links and reference:* ... Lophanthera Lophanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Lophanthera comprises 5 species of shrubs and trees, all but one native to Amazonian South America; the exception is from Costa Rica... Lophopterys Lophopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae. Lophopterys comprises seven species of woody vines and shrubs of diverse habitats in South America south to about 23°.-External links:... Malpighia Malpighia is a genus of flowering plants in the nance family, Malpighiaceae. It contains about 45 species of shrubs or small trees, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name honours Marcello Malpighi, a 17th century Italian physician and botanist. The species grow to tall,... Malpighiodes Malpighiodes is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Malpighiodes comprises 4 species of woody vines native to northern South America.-External links and reference:... Mascagnia Mascagnia is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae.Species include:* Mascagnia haenkeana, W.R.Anderson... Mcvaughia Mcvaughia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mcvaughia contains only one species, M. bahiana, a shrub occurring in open shrubby vegetation on sandy soils of lowland Bahia, Brazil... Mezia Mezia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mezia comprises 10 species of woody vines and lianas native to South America, with one species extending into Panama.... |
Peixotoa Peixotoa is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Peixotoa comprises 29 species of vines, shrubs, and subshrubs native to Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia.... Psychopterys Psychopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Psychopterys comprises 8 species of woody vines, occasionally described as shrubs or small trees, which occur in matorral, tropical deciduous forest, and wet forest in southern... Pterandra Pterandra is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Pterandra comprises 15 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, all but two native to South America, principally Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil; the exceptions Pterandra is a genus... Ptilochaeta Ptilochaeta is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae.Species include:* Ptilochaeta nudipes, Grisebach... Rhynchophora Rhynchophora is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Rhynchophora comprises 2 species of slender woody vines native to Madagascar... Spachea Spachea is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Spachea comprises 6 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests. One species occurs in Cuba, 2 species in southern Central America with one of those also in adjacent... Stigmaphyllon Stigmaphyllon is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales.-Distribution:Stigmaphyllon subg. Stigmaphyllon comprises 92 species of mostly twining woody vines or rarely shrubs native to the Neotropics from southern Mexico to northern... Thryallis Thryallis is a genus in the Malpighiaceae comprising 5 species of scandent shrubs and woody vines native to Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia.... Triaspis Triaspis is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Triaspis comprises ca. 15 species of vines and shrubs native to Sub-Saharan Africa.... Tristellateia Tristellateia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Species of this genus are woody vines or sometimes shrubs with twining branches. Tristellateia includes one species in eastern Africa ; a second species Tristellateia is a genus... Verrucularia Verrucularia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Verrucularia comprises 2 species of shrubs native to savannas and sandstone hills of Brazil.-External links:... |
External links
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, literature, and nomenclature
- Malpighiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com