The Parent order is - Malpighiales
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Woody Family Malpighiaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Malpighia FamilySynonyms -
Authority - Juss.Total Number of genera - 75
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 1300
Plant forms - Small trees,, shrubs or lianes
World Distribution - Warm & tropical areas, esp. S. America
Comments - 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). Has timber


Woody Genera of Malpighiaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Acridocarpus.
2 - Aspidopteris.
3 - Banisteria.
4 - Banisteriopsis.
5 - Blepharandra.
6 - Bunchosia.
7 - Byrsonima.
8 - Clonodia.
9 - Diacidia.
10 - Dicella.
11 - Echinopterys.
12 - Flabellaria.
13 - Galphimia.
14 - Glandonia.
15 - Heteropteris.
16 - Heteropterys.
17 - Hiptage.
18 - Hiraea.
19 - Lophanthera.
20 - Malpighia.
21 - Mascagnia.
22 - Spachea.
23 - Stigmaphyllon.
24 - Tetrapteris.
25 - Thryallis.
26 - Triopteris.



End of Listing Woody Families of Malpighiaceae