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Marcgravia

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Marcgravia
Marcgravia umbellata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Genus: Marcgravia
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Marcgravia is a genus of plants in the Marcgraviaceae family commonly eaten by the dwarf little fruit bat.[1] The genus is native to the Caribbean Islands, Central America, and South America, and genus is named in memory of the German naturalist Georg Marcgraf.[2] The plant is visited by Thomas's nectar bat.[1]

General information

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Marcgravia is a genus of terrestrial vines. It was named after George Marcgraf who first saw it on a voyage to Brazil. Marcgravia is classified as a sub-parasitical shrub.[2] Marcgravia is pollinated by Thomas's nectar bat.[1] Marcgravia rectiflora, Marcgravia sintenisill, Marcgravia tobagensis and Marcgravia trinitatis are species of Marcgravia.[3][4]

Locations

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Marcgravia umbellata

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It is native to the Lesser Antilles islands in the eastern Caribbean and Anguilla. [5]

Marcgravia pittieri

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Marcgravia pittieri is a species of Marcgravia which is visited by Thomas's nectar bat.[6]

Marcgravia pittieri

Marcgravia trianae

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Marcgravia trianae is a species of Marcgravia. It is a terrestrial plant commonly found in Venezuela.[7]

Marcgravia evenia

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Marcgravia evenia is a species of Marcgravia found in Cuba.[8] This species uses dish shaped leaves to attract bats to pollinate it.[9][10]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marcgravia - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. ^ a b "Marcgraviaceæ, the Marcgravia Tribe".
  3. ^ "USDA Plants Database".
  4. ^ "ITIS - Report: Marcgravia".
  5. ^ "Marcgravia umbellata L. - Encyclopedia of Life".
  6. ^ Tschapka, Marco; Dressler, Stefan; von Helversen, Otto (11 August 2006). "Bat visits to Marcgravia pittieri and notes on the inflorescence diversity within the genus Marcgravia (Marcgraviaceae)". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 201 (5): 383–388. Bibcode:2006FMDFE.201..383T. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2005.07.014.
  7. ^ "Marcgravia trianae Baill. - Encyclopedia of Life".
  8. ^ "Marcgravia evenia Krug & Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  9. ^ "The Plant That 'Talks Back' to Bats". 2 August 2011.
  10. ^ Bhanoo, Sindya N. (29 July 2011). "A Vine's Acoustics Send a Bat Signal". The New York Times.