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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | marcgravia family ⓘ |
| distribution |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
canopy epiphytes
ⓘ
structural components of tropical forests ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcgravia NERFINISHED ⓘ Norantea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruyschia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarcopera NERFINISHED ⓘ Schwartzia NERFINISHED ⓘ Souroubea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMargin | entire ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Marcgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | approximately 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | approximately 130 ⓘ |
| order | Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome | ornithophily ⓘ |
| pollinator |
bats
ⓘ
hummingbirds ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | animals ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Marcgravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.