Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Malpighia linearis Jacq. Enum. PI. Carib. 21. 1760
Malpighia angustifolia L. Sp. PI. ed. 2. 610. 1762. Malpighia angustifolia oblongata Niedzu. Gen. Malp. 9. 1899. Malpighia angustifolia linearis Niedzu. Gen. Malp. 9. 1899.
Leaf-blades linear to narrowly linear-oblong or narrowly linear-lanceolate, 4-16 cm. long, abruptly pointed or somewhat acuminate, undulate, paler green beneath than above, glabrous above, more or less persistently pubescent beneath, short-petioled ; cymes peduncled, the branches pubescent ; sepals lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-3 mm. long, sparingly pubescent, the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body ; corolla white or purple, 13-17 mm. wide, the larger petals 6-8 mm. long ; drupes globose-ovoid, 8-10 mm. long, red.
Type locality: St. Martin, West Indies.
Distribution : Lesser Antilles.
- bibliographic citation
- John Kunkel Small, Lenda Tracy Hanks, Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1907. GERANIALES, GERANIACEAE, OXALIDACEAE, LINACEAE, ERYTHROXYLACEAE. North American flora. vol 25(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
