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. They are part of the guild photoautotroph. Marcgravia umbellata was the first member of the marcgraviaceae family to be described in modern botanical literature.

Marcgravia umbellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Marcgraviaceae
Genus:	Marcgravia
Species:	M. umbellata
Binomial name
Marcgravia umbellata L.

References

• Plants of the Eastern Caribbean entry
• Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles.

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