Marcgraviaceae
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Marcgraviaceae
(märk′grā·vē′ās·ē′ē)
(botany) A family of dicotyledonous shrubs or vines in the order Theales having exstipulate leaves with scanty or no endosperm, two integuments, and highly modified bracts.
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Marcgraviaceae
| Marcgraviaceae | |
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| Marcgravia umbellata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Marcgraviaceae Choisy |
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Marcgravia |
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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.
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