Marcgravia umbellata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Marcgraviaceae |
Genus: | Marcgravia |
Species: | M. umbellata
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Binomial name | |
Marcgravia umbellata |
Marcgravia umbellata, also called monkey paws, is a species of flowering vine in the family Marcgraviaceae. It is native to the Lesser Antilles islands in the eastern Caribbean and Anguilla. [1] They are part of the guild photoautotroph.[2] Marcgravia umbellata was the first member of the marcgraviaceae family to be described in modern botanical literature. [3]