Malpighiaceae genera

Malpighia is a genus of flowering plants in the nance family, Malpighiaceae. It contains 108 species of shrubs or small trees, all of which are native to the American tropics, ranging from Texas through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean to Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. The generic name honours Marcello Malpighi, a 17th-century Italian physician and botanist. The species grow to tall, with a dense, often thorny crown. The leaves are evergreen, simple, long, with an entire or serrated margin. The flowers are solitary or in umbels of two to several together, each flower diameter, wit

Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. Species in this genus are native to Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.

Byrsonima is one of about 75 genera in the Malpighiaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. In particular in American English, they are known as locustberries (which also may refer specifically to Byrsonima coccolobifolia or Byrsonima lucida). Another widely seen common name is serrets or serrettes.

Banisteriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. There are about 65 species which range from northeastern Mexico and Cuba through Central and South America to northern Argentina. Most are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Stigmaphyllon is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Amazonvine is a common name for species in this genus.

Hiptage is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Hiptage species are native to: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. The genus is distinctive in its three-winged samaras; most species bear an elongated commissural gland on the calyx.

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 (T. africana S. Moore); a second species (T. australasiae A. Rich.) is widespread in southeastern Asia and also commonly cultivated as an ornamental. All other species are endemic to Madagascar.

Acmanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Acmanthera comprises 7 species of trees, shrubs, or subshrubs native to Brazil.

Microsteira is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Lasiocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Bunchosia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 71 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It currently (December 2025) contains 92 species of trees and shrubs, which are native to relatively dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to Peru, southern Brazil and northeast Argentina. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits, the other two being Malpighia and Byrsonima.

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 (G. angustifolia) extending into Texas and one (G. speciosa) ranging to Nicaragua; four species (G. amambayensis, G. australis, G. brasiliensis, G. platyphylla) occur in South America, south of the Amazon Basin. Galphimia gracilis is widely cultivated in warm regions throughout the world (but often confused with G. glauca and also G.

Mascagnia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. The genus Mascagnia comprises about 45 species that occur in diverse habitats from northern Mexico and the Caribbean to northern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil.

Philgamia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Blepharandra is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. It comprises 6 species of trees and shrubs native to sandy savannas and scrub forests of Guyana, southern Venezuela, and Amazonian Brazil.

Hiraea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus 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 Paraguay and adjacent Argentina and south-eastern Brazil; it also occurs in the Lesser Antilles in Grenada and St. Lucia.

Caucanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Aspidopterys is a genus of Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Aspidopterys comprises approximately 15 species of vine native to Asia.

Camarea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

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 the Amazonian South America; the exception (L. hammelii) is from Costa Rica. Lophanthera lactescens has become popular in recent decades as a cultivated ornamental in many warm regions of the Old and New World. It is propagated by cuttings and seeds.

Amorimia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Amorimia comprises ten species of woody vines native to South America.

Rhynchophora is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 73 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Rhynchophora comprises two species of slender woody vines native to Madagascar. The distinctive three to four-winged fruit resembles a helicopter and is unique in the family.

Burdachia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Burdachia comprises 3 species of trees and shrubs occurring in lowland forests near rivers or in low, periodically flooded places in Guyana and Amazonian Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru.

Mionandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Niedenzuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Jubelina is a genus in the Malpighiaceae family, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the Malpighiales order. Jubelina comprises six species of woody vines that occur in tropical wet primary and secondary forests of Central America and South America.

Lophopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae. Lophopterys comprises seven species of woody vines and shrubs (or small trees?) of diverse habitats in South America south to about 23°.

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.

Glandonia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae. It comprises 3 species of trees or shrubs native to lowland forests along rivers or in areas periodically flooded in Amazonian Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Ptilochaeta is a genus of plants in the family Malpighiaceae.

Dicella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae.

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Brachylophon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Tetrapterys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae, native to Latin America and the Caribbean, from Mexico through to Argentina, but excluding Chile. Small trees, shrubs or vines, they are known to be toxic to livestock if consumed for long periods of time, and T.mucronata and T.styloptera (formerly T.methystica) have hallucinogenic effects in humans similar to ayahuasca.

Sphedamnocarpus is a plant genus in the Malpighiaceae, consisting of some 10 to 18 species. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and may be subshrubs, shrubs or climbers. Their mostly yellow flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals. The 3 to 4-locular ovaries develop into samaras.

Aspicarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae. It includes 25 species native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela.

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 (P. mcphersonii, P. isthmica) are from Panama. There are only some ornamental plants introduced in China, and there are no native varieties.

Diplopterys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. It includes 31 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina.

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 (M. includens) extending into Panama.

Spachea is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. Spachea comprises 11 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests of the tropical Americas, from northern Brazil and Peru to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Trinidad.

Callaeum is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Callaeum comprises 11 species of woody vines and shrubs occurring from western Texas to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Two species, C. macropterum and C. septentrionale are cultivated as ornamentals in Arizona and California.

Barnebya is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Barnebya comprises 2 species of trees and woody vines native to eastern Brazil. The genus is named in honor of the American botanist Rupert Charles Barneby (1911–2006).

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.

Diacidia is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. It comprises 11 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. Ten species (subg. Sipapoa) are found on the mountains of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil; one species (D. galphimioides) is widespread in the drainages of the Rio Negro and the Río Vaupés in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.

Heteropterys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus 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 Argentina and southeastern Brazil. One widespread, mostly Caribbean species, H. leona, is also found in low wet places along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola.

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 Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. This genus is very distinctive because of its nearly radial white corollas and eglandular sepals, which are highly unusual characteristics in the Malpighiaceae of the New World.

Thryallis is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae, of scandent shrubs and woody vines native to Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia. However, the name is still sometimes incorrectly applied to some species of Galphimia, particularly in the horticultural trade.

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Bronwenia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Bronwenia comprises 10 species of shrubs and woody vines native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Calcicola is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Calcicola comprises 2 species of shrubs or treelets native to Mexico.

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Excentradenia is a genus of plants in the family Malpighiaceae. Excentradenia comprises four species of woody vines native to the forests of northern South America.

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 South America.

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. They are found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

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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, Mcvaughia bahiana, a shrub occurring in open shrubby vegetation (caatinga) on sandy soils of lowland Bahia, Brazil. It is related to Burdachia and Glandonia.

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. The species of Cottsia were formerly included in Janusia, a genus of South America.

Verrucularina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.

Dinemandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae. It includes two species of subshrubs endemic to northern and central Chile. Dinemandra ericoides Dinemandra gayana