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Malpighiales
  • Introduction
  • Malpighiaceae and Elatinaceae
  • The Salicaceae group
    • Salicaceae
    • Violaceae
    • Passifloraceae
    • Achariaceae
    • Turneraceae
    • Smaller families
  • Erythroxylaceae and Rhizophoraceae
  • The Clusiaceae group
    • Clusiaceae
    • Bonnetiaceae
    • Podostemaceae
    • Hypericaceae
  • Ochnaceae, Medusagynaceae, and Quiinaceae
  • The Chrysobalanaceae group
  • Putranjivaceae and Lophopyxidaceae
  • Euphorbiaceae, Peraceae, and Rafflesiaceae
  • Phyllanthaceae and Picrodendraceae
    • Phyllanthaceae
    • Picrodendraceae
  • Ungrouped families
References & Edit History Related Topics
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weeping willow tree wild pansy Barbados cherry blue passion flower
See how the passionflower ensures cross-pollination
Close-up of a passion-flower blossom (Passiflora) with five pink petals, five sepals, a fringed purple corona, yellow-green stamens, ovary, and three styles at the center. Bright green leaves and clusters of small red berries on a coca plant, Erythroxylum coca. Mangrove roots, Thailand mangosteen Saint-John's-wort
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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

Malpighiales: References & Edit History

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Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Paul E. Berry
    Professor and Herbarium Director, Botany Department, University of Michigan.

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  • William L. Hosch
  • Melissa Petruzzello
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

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Added a cross-reference to nectary.
  • Melissa Petruzzello
Nov 27, 2023
Media revised.
  • Melissa Petruzzello
Nov 27, 2023
Media added.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 22, 2017
Article revised and updated.
  • William L. Hosch
Jun 27, 2008
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