The Families of Flowering Plants - Malpighiaceae Juss. The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Malpighiaceae Juss. Habit and leaf form . Small trees, or shrubs, or lianas .
Leaves stipulate, or exstipulate.
Lamina margins entire. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. Leaf anatomy . Mucilaginous epidermis present, or absent. Stem anatomy .