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Malpighia

The genus Malpighia is in the family Malpighiaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Malpighia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Malpighia acunana Borhidi & O. Muñiz Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia acutifolia F.K.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia adamsii Vivaldi Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia albiflora (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia angustifolia L. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia apiculata Urb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia aquifolia L. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia arborescens F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia articulata F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia atlantica F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia aurea F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia avilensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia azucarensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia bahamensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia baracoensis F.K.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia bissei F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cajalbanensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia capitis-crucis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia caribaea F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cauliflora Proctor & Vivaldi Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cnide Spreng. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia coccigera L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia coccolobifolia Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia cornistipulata F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cristalensis (F.K. Mey.) F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cubensis Kunth Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia cuneiformis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia davilae W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia dentata F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia diversifolia Brandegee Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia domingensis Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia dura F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia ekmanii Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia elliptica C.Presl Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia emarginata DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia emiliae W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia epedunculata F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia erinacea F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia fasciculata Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia flavescens F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia fruticosa Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia fucata Ker Gawl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Malpighia fuertesii F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia galeottiana A. Juss. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia glabra L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia gonavensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia grandiflora Jacq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia granitica F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia guantanamensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia habanensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia haitiensis Urb. & Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia harrisii Small Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia heterantha Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia heterophylla Griseb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia higueyensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia hintonii Bullock Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia hispaniolica F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia hondurensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia horrida Small Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia humilis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia imiensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia incana Mill. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia infestissima Rich. ex Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia jaguensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia lancifolia (Nied.) F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia latifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia leticiana (W.R.Anderson) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia linearifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia linearis Jacq. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia longifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia lundellii C.V. Morton Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia macracantha Urb. & Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia macrocarpa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia manacensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia martiana Acuña & Roíg Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia martinicensis Jacq. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia maxima F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia megacantha (A. Juss.) Urb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia melbensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia mexicana A. Juss. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Malpighia micropetala Urb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia mirabilis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia mitis Rchb. ex Griseb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia moncionensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia montecristensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia mucronata F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia multiflora F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia mutabilis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia myrtifolia Desf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia myrtoides Moritz ex Nied. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia nayaritensis (Vivaldi) F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia neglecta F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia novogaliciana W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia nummulariifolia Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia obtusifolia Proctor Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia ophiticola F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia ovalis (Ekman & Nied.) F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia ovata Rose Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia ovatifolia Small Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia oviedensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia oxycocca Griseb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia palenquensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia pallida Poir. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia pallidior F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia pasorealensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia peruviana Moric. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia phillyreifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia polytricha A. Juss. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia proctorii Vivaldi Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia pruinosa Sieber ex A.Juss. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia pusillifolia (Ekman & Nied.) F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia racemiflora F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia racemosa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia raunkiaeri F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia revoluta F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia reyensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia roigiana Borhidi & O. Muñiz Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia romeroana Cuatrec. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia rzedowskii W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia saccharina G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia salicifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia samanensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia serpenticola F.K.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia serpentinicola F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia sessilifolia W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia setosa Spreng. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia souzae Miranda Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia spathulifolia F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia squarrosa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia stevensii W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia suberosa Small Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia subpilosa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia substrigosa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia tinifolia Desv. ex Ham. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia tomentosa Pav. ex Moric. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia tortolensis F.K.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia torulosa F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia tunensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia urens L. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Malpighia velutina Ekman & Nied. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Malpighia verruculosa W.R.Anderson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Malpighia vertientensis F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia watsonii Rose Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia wendtii W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia wilburiorum W.R. Anderson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia woodburyana Vivaldi ex Acev.-Rodr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia wrightiana Acuña & Roíg Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Malpighia yucatanaea F.K. Mey. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 187 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Malpighia. Of these 127 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 49 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Malpighia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 187 species names for the genus Malpighia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 127 67.9%
◕ Synonym 37 19.8%
◕ Unplaced 1 0.5%
◕ Unassessed 22 11.8%

All names

The status of the 236 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Malpighia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 131 55.5%
◕ Synonym 82 34.7%
◕ Unplaced 1 0.4%
◕ Unassessed 22 9.3%

The confidence with which the status of the 187 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Malpighia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 127 34 0 0 161 86.1%
Low confidence 0 3 1 22 26 13.9%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Malpighia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 122 29 1 1 0 153 81.8%
WCSP (in review) 5 8 0 21 0 34 18.2%