Name:		Malpighia L. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Rudolphia Medik.
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Malpighiaceae Juss. [Family] Polygalales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Malpighia biflora Poir. Malpighia cubensis Malpighia fucata Malpighia glabra L. Malpighia martinicensis Jacq. Malpighia parvifolia A. Juss. Malpighia punicifolia L.
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]