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Malpighiaceae
The
Malpighiaceae
are a
family
of
flowering plants
in the order
Malpighiales
. It comprises about 75
genera
and 1300
species
, all of which are native to the
tropics
and
subtropics
. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the
New World
(the
Caribbean
and the southernmost
United States
to
Argentina
) and the rest in the
Old World
(
Africa
,
Madagascar
, and
Indomalaya
to
New Caledonia
and the
Philippines
).
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