Barbados cherry
Botanical name: Malpighiaceae
Barbados cherry
Botanical name: Malpighiaceae
Species of Barbados cherry
Sphedamnocarpus
Tetrapterys
Camarea
Mascagnia
Hiptage
Hiptage is distinctive in its three-winged samaras; most species bear an elongated commissural gland on the calyx. Hiptage comprises 30 (or more) species of vines and woody shrubs growing in forests of tropical southeastern Asia from Pakistan and India to China, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Callaeum
Callaeum grow in warm, sunny locations, often cultivated as flowering vines in gardens and prized for their easy care once established. The plants produce small clusters of flowers in the spring and summer but can occasionally bloom into the fall. They spread seeds contained in small pods that resemble butterflies when split open.
Serrets
Serrets comprises over 135 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs found in the New World tropics and subtropics. The plants have entire leaves, yellow flowers, and fleshy, edible fruits called nance.
Malpighia
Malpighia are wildlife-attracting evergreen small trees or shrubs that are frequently cultivated for natural borders and hedging. Some members of the genus are known for their brittle branches and hairy leaves, while others produce edible fruit noted for high levels of Vitamin C.
Woodland coffee
Woodland coffee is a genus of flowering plants. It contains roughly 75 species of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina.
Banisteriopsis
Amazonvine
Gaudichaudia
Withe
Withe comprises over 140 species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northern Mexico and the West Indies to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil.
Cottsia
Cottsia comprises 3 species of slender twining vines native to northern Mexico and extending into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Lophanthera
Lophanthera comprises 5 species of shrubs and trees, all but one native to the Amazonian South America; the exception (L. hammelii) is from Costa Rica.
Tristellateia
Tristellateia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Species of this genus are woody vines or sometimes shrubs with twining branches. Tristellateia includes one species in eastern Africa; a second species is widespread in southeastern Asia. All other species are endemic to Madagascar.
Galphimia
Galphimia (Galphimia) are a genus of flowering plants in the Malpighiaceae family and the word Galphimia is actually an anagram of Malpighia. A family of shrubs, small trees, and large herbs, many species of galphimia are used as hedging. A number of the species' blooms feature petals that turn papery and stuff, persisting past fruit maturation stage and leading to long-term visual appeal.
Aspidopterys
Aspidopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Aspidopterys comprises ca. 15 species of vines native to Asia.
Scientific Classification
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