# Marcgravia

Marcgravia is a genus of plants in the Marcgraviaceae family commonly eaten by the dwarf little fruit bat. 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. The plant is visited by Thomas's nectar bat.

## General information

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. Marcgravia is pollinated by Thomas's nectar bat. Marcgravia rectiflora, Marcgravia sintenisill, Marcgravia tobagensis and Marcgravia trinitatis are species of Marcgravia.

### Locations

* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil (north, northeast, south, southeast, west-central)
* Central American Pacific Islands
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* French Guiana
* Guatemala
* Gulf of Mexico
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Leeward Islands
* Mexico (central, southeast, southwest)
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Venezuela
* Windward Islands

## Marcgravia umbellata

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

## Marcgravia pittieri

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

## Marcgravia trianae

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

## Marcgravia evenia

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

## Species

| Marcgravia acuminata Marcgravia affinis Marcgravia ampulligera Marcgravia angustifolia Marcgravia atropunctata Marcgravia brachysepala Marcgravia brittoniana Marcgravia brownei Marcgravia cacabifera Marcgravia calcicola Marcgravia caudata Marcgravia comosa Marcgravia cordachida Marcgravia cordachidia Marcgravia coriacea Marcgravia corumbensis Marcgravia crassicostata Marcgravia crassiflora Marcgravia crenata Marcgravia cuneifolia Marcgravia cuspidata Marcgravia cuyuniensis Marcgravia cyrtogastra Marcgravia cyrtonota Marcgravia dasyantha Marcgravia domingensis Marcgravia dressleri Marcgravia dubia Marcgravia eichleriana Marcgravia elegans Marcgravia evenia Marcgravia flagellaris Marcgravia fosbergiana Marcgravia gentlei Marcgravia goudotiana Marcgravia gracilis Marcgravia grandifolia Marcgravia guatemalensis Marcgravia hartii Marcgravia helverseniana Marcgravia leticiana Marcgravia lineolata Marcgravia longifolia Marcgravia macrocalyptra Marcgravia macrocarpa Marcgravia macrophylla Marcgravia magnibracteata Marcgravia maguirei Marcgravia membranacea Marcgravia mexicana Marcgravia micrantha Marcgravia monogyna Marcgravia myriostigma | Marcgravia nepenthoides Marcgravia nervosa Marcgravia neurophylla Marcgravia nubicola Marcgravia oblongifolia Marcgravia obovata Marcgravia octandra Marcgravia oligandra Marcgravia panamensis Marcgravia paradoxa Marcgravia parviflora Marcgravia patellulifera Marcgravia peduncularis Marcgravia pedunculosa Marcgravia pentandra Marcgravia picta Marcgravia pittieri Marcgravia polyadenia Marcgravia polyantha Marcgravia punctifolia Marcgravia purpurea Marcgravia rectiflora Marcgravia roonii Marcgravia roraimae Marcgravia roraimensis Marcgravia rubra Marcgravia salicifolia Marcgravia schippii Marcgravia serrae Marcgravia sintenisii Marcgravia sororopaniana Marcgravia spiciflora Marcgravia sprucei Marcgravia stenonectaria Marcgravia steyermarkii Marcgravia stonei Marcgravia strenua Marcgravia subcaudata Marcgravia subcordata Marcgravia tobagensis Marcgravia tonduzii Marcgravia trianae Marcgravia trinitatis Marcgravia umbellata Marcgravia urophylla Marcgravia waferi Marcgravia weberbaueri Marcgravia williamsii Marcgravia wittmackiana Marcgravia wrightii Marcgravia yukunarum Marcgravia zonopunctata |