Marcgraviaceae

E1001659

Marcgraviaceae is a family of primarily Neotropical flowering plants known for their often epiphytic vines and shrubs with distinctive, sometimes nectar-bearing bracts that attract pollinators such as hummingbirds.

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Label Occurrences
Marcgraviaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName marcgravia family ⓘ
distribution Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm

South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole canopy epiphytes ⓘ
structural components of tropical forests ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1829 ⓘ
floweringPlant true ⓘ
fruitType berry-like fruit ⓘ
capsule ⓘ
growthForm epiphytes ⓘ
lianas ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ
small trees ⓘ
habitat tropical rainforests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic nectar-bearing bracts ⓘ
often pendent inflorescences ⓘ
specialized pollination structures ⓘ
includedGenus Caracasia ⓘ
Marcgravia ⓘ
Norantea ⓘ
Ruyschia ⓘ
Sarcopera ⓘ
Schwartzia ⓘ
Souroubea ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement alternate ⓘ
leafMargin entire ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
namedAfter Georg Marcgrave ⓘ
nativeRange Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
numberOfGenera approximately 7 ⓘ
numberOfSpecies approximately 130 ⓘ
order Ericales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollinationSyndrome ornithophily ⓘ
pollinator bats ⓘ
hummingbirds ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seedDispersal animals ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Marcgravia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ericales → containsFamily → Marcgraviaceae ⓘ