Malpighiodes

Malpighiodes is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales.

Malpighiodes comprises 4 species of woody vines native to northern South America.

They are found in northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

[1] The genus name of Malpighiodes is in honour of Marcello Malpighi, a 17th-century Italian physician and botanist.

[1] As accepted by Plants of the World Online;[1] This Malpighiaceae article is a stub.