Malpighia infestissima (L.C.Rich. ex A.Juss.) Nied.
First published in Gen. Malpighia: 15 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba, Puerto Rico to Virgin Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cuba, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Malpighia urens var. infestissima L.C.Rich. ex A.Juss. in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 260 (1843)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Malpighia fucata var. elliptica Nied. in Gen. Malpighia: 11 (1899)
- Malpighia pallens Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 157 (1910)
- Malpighia raunkiaeri F.K.Mey. in Phanerog. Monogr. 23: 181 (2000)
- Malpighia thompsonii Britton & Small in N.L.Britton & P.Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 443 (1924)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2005 | Clubbe, C. [28] | 76516.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0