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Marcgraviaceae

Synonyms: Noranteaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Marcgraviaceae are 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. The flowers are pentamerous. The fruit are capsule.
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Genus

Marcgravia (marcgravia) (71)   (1)
Marcgraviastrum (15)   (1)
Norantea (5)
Pseudosarcopera (2)
Ruyschia (11)
Ruyschioxylon (1)
Sarcopera (8)
Schwartzia (20)
Souroubea (19)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0