Marcgraviaceae
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Marcgravia umbellata | |
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Family: | Marcgraviaceae |
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Marcgraviaceae is a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales.
The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes and lianas with alternate, pinnately-nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompanied by modified, fleshy saccate bracts which produce nectar. Flowers are pentamerous. The fruit is a capsule.