Malpighiaceae
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Through Flowering plant, Species and Tropics
One useful species in the family is Malpighia emarginata, often called acerola. The fruit is consumed in areas where the plant is native. The plant is cultivated elsewhere for the fruit, which is rich in vitamin C.
Another member of the family, caapi or yagé (Banisteriopsis caapi), is used in the entheogenic brew known as ayahuasca.
One feature found in several members of this family, and rarely in others, is providing pollinators with rewards other than pollen or nectar; this is commonly in the form of nutrient oils (resins are offered by Clusiaceae).
Genera
- Acmanthera
- Acridocarpus
- Adelphia
- Alicia
- Amorimia
- Andersoniodoxa
- Aspicarpa
- Aspidopterys
- Banisteriopsis
- Barnebya
- Blepharandra
- Brachylophon
- Bronwenia
- Bunchosia
- Burdachia
- Byrsonima
- Calcicola
- Callaeum
- Camarea
- Carolus
- Caucanthus
- Christianella
- Coleostachys
- Cordobia
- Cottsia
- Diacidia
- Dicella
- Digoniopterys
- Dinemagonum
- Dinemandra
- Diplopterys
- Echinopterys
- Ectopopterys
- Excentradenia
- Flabellaria
- Flabellariopsis
- Gallardoa
- Galphimia
- Gaudichaudia
- Glandonia
- Glicophyllum
- Heladena
- Henleophytum
- Heteropterys
- Hiptage
- Hiraea
- Janusia
- Jubelina
- Lasiocarpus
- Lophanthera
- Lophopterys
- Madagasikaria
- Malpighia
- Malpighiodes
- Mascagnia
- Mcvaughia
- Mezia
- Microsteira
- Mionandra
- Niedenzuella
- Peixotoa
- Philgamia
- Psychopterys
- Pterandra
- Ptilochaeta
- Rhynchophora
- Spachea
- Sphedamnocarpus
- Stigmaphyllon
- Tetrapterys
- Thryallis
- Triaspis
- Tricomaria
- Tristellateia
- Verrucularina
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