Biology:Marcgravia umbellata

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Short description: Species of vine

Marcgravia umbellata
Marcgravia umbellata - Berlin Botanical Garden - IMG 8726.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Genus: Marcgravia
Species:
M. umbellata
Binomial name
Marcgravia umbellata

Marcgravia umbellata, also called monkey paws, is a species of flowering vine in the family Marcgraviaceae. It is native to the Lesser Antilles islands in the eastern Caribbean and Anguilla. [1] They are part of the guild photoautotroph.[2] Marcgravia umbellata was the first member of the marcgraviaceae family to be described in modern botanical literature. [3]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6756682 entry