Malpighia coccigera

Malpighia coccigera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Malpighia
Species: Malpighia coccigera

Name

Malpighia coccigera L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Malpighia coccigera var. coccigrya (L.) Nied. in Gen. Malpighia: 19 (1899)
  • Malpighia coccigera var. microphylla Nied. in Gen. Malpighia: 19 (1899)
  • Malpighia coccigrya L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 611 (1762)
  • Malpighia heterantha Wight in Ill. Ind. Bot. 1: 138 (1839)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Introduced into: Bangladesh, Jawa, Laos, Marianas, Peru, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 426. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malpighia coccigera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Malpighia coccigera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malpighia coccigera. Published online. Accessed: September 02 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malpighia coccigera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malpighia coccigera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Holly

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