Marcgravia umbellata — a medium houseplant
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Marcgravia umbellata

Marcgravia Umbellata

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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]

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Marcgravia
Family
Marcgraviaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Monkey paws en Shingling vine
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Marcgravia umbellata leaf
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Marcgravia umbellata flower
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Marcgravia umbellata flower
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Marcgravia umbellata fruit
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Marcgravia umbellata fruit
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Marcgravia umbellata habit
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