malpig

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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.The generic name honours Marcello Malpighi, a 17th-century Italian physician and botanist.The species grow to 1â6 m (3.3â19.7 ft) tall, with a dense, often thorny crown. The leaves are evergreen, simple, 0.5â15 cm (0.20â5.91 in) long, with an entire or serrated margin. The flowers are solitary or in umbels of two to several together, each flower 1â2 cm (0.39â0.79 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.