Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Polygalales (14)
Family: Malpighiaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Acridocarpus (1)
Epithet: smeathmanii (DC.) Guill. & Perr. (1)
smeathmanii => in honor of Henry Smeathman (1742–1786), English naturalist and plant collector