⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-50195610, with some changes.

Malpighia coccigera subsp. apiculata (Urb.) Vivaldi ex Alain is a synonym of Malpighia apiculata Urb.

This name is a synonym of Malpighia apiculata Urb..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50195610) with original publication details: Fl. Española 4: 32 32 1986.