How to identify Acridocarpus smeathmanii
Identify Acridocarpus smeathmanii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Acridocarpus smeathmanii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acridocarpus smeathmanii
- Genus
- Acridocarpus
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Acridocarpus smeathmanii itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Acridocarpus smeathmanii
Acridocarpus smeathmanii is a shrub in the Malpighiaceae family. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.

Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Acridocarpus smeathmanii belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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