Marcgravia

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]

  1. ^ a b "Marcgravia - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. ^ "Marcgraviaceæ, the Marcgravia Tribe".

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