Marcgraviaceae

Marcgraviaceae
Marcgravia umbellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Marcgraviaceae Choisy
Genera
Marcgravia Marcgraviastrum Norantea Souroubea Rectiflora Ruyschia Caracasia

Marcgraviaceae is a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales.

The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes and lianas with alternate, pinnately-nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompanied by modified, fleshy saccate bracts which produce nectar. Flowers are pentamerous. The fruit is a capsule.

External links

• Marcgraviaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com