-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Nances, Willows, and Allies (Order Malpighiales)

-Nance Family (Family Malpighiaceae)

-Genus Malpighia

Wild Crapemyrtle (Malpighia glabra)

Malpighia glabra (Wild Crapemyrtle) is a species of shrub in the family Malpighiaceae. Small pink flowers appear periodically from April to October and are followed about one month later by bright red, tart-tasting, 1inch fruits which are extremely high in vitamin C.