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Malpighia is a genus of flowering plants in the family, Malpighiaceae. It contains about 45 species of shrubs or small trees, all of which are native to the American tropics.[2] The generic name honours Marcello Malpighi, a 17th-century Italian physician and botanist.[3] The species grow to 1â€“6 m (3.3â€“19.7 ft) tall, with a dense, often thorny crown. The leaves are evergreen, simple, 0.5â€“15 cm (0.20â€“5.91 in) long, with an entire or serrated margin. The flowers are solitary or in umbels of two to several together, each flower 1â€“2 cm (0.39â€“0.79 in) diameter, with five white, pink, red, or purple petals. The fruit is a red, orange, or purple drupe, containing two or three hard seeds. M. emarginata is cultivated for its sweet and juicy fruits, which are very rich in vitamin C.

mala malpi malpighi malpighia tree plant malpihia flower green background genus flowering plants family malpighiaceae species shrubs small trees native american tropics generic name honours marcello 17th century italian physician botanist grow tall dense thorny crown leaves evergreen simple long entire serrated margin flowers solitary umbels two together diameter white pink red purple petals fruit orange drupe three hard seeds emarginata cultivated sweet juicy fruits rich vitamin