Malpighia (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Malpighiaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The type genus of the family Malpighiaceae is Malpighia, which is native to the Americas.
- Malpighia contains about 45 species of flowering plants that are widely distributed across tropical regions.
- The Malpighia genus was named in honor of Marcello Malpighi, a 17th-century Italian physician and biologist.
- Plants of the genus Malpighia are generally small trees or shrubs that thrive in well-drained soils.
- In traditional medicine, the bark and leaves of certain Malpighia species have been used to treat various ailments.