Malpighiodes [SEP] parent taxon
Malpighiodes
Malpighiodes is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. "Malpighiodes" comprises 4 species of woody vines native to northern South America.
External links and reference.
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Malpighiodes
- Anderson, W. R. 2006. Eight segregates from the neotropical genus "Mascagnia" (Malpighiaceae). Novon 16: 168–204.
descriptions may be found from Grisebach, Niedenzu, Ducke, Macbride, Brako & Zarucchi, Jørgensen & León-Yánez, and Jørgensen, Nee, and Beck.
Botany Relation to other malpighiaceae.
Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus "Callaeum" (represented in the study by "C. septentrionale") may be grouped with the genera "Alicia" and "Malpighiodes" (represented by "A. anisopetala" and "M. bracteosa", respectively) into a single monophyletic clade (note that "Alicia" and "Malpighiodes