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Accession Data:

Marcgravia rectiflora Triana & Planch.

  • Common Name: Shingle Vine
  • Family: Marcgraviaceae Choisy.

  • Country of Origin: Dominican Republic, Haiti

  • USDA Zone: 11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198700191
  • Source: From cuttings supplied by the Arnold Arboretum (A), Jamaica Plain, Mass.
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher CONN00125784 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 16 December 1969. Herbarium Image
    2. Voucher CONN00125786 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 1 August 1969. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1987
  • Bench: 1101 - AFR:East Bench NN
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-24-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: asterids
  • Order: Ericales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Marcgraviaceae
  • SubFamily: Marcgravioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
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2012
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2008
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2005
2004
2003

References (internal):

  • Bat Pollinated (chiropterophily)
  • Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cuba / Dominican Republic / Haiti / Puerto Rico

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
  2. Marcgravia rectiflora at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, September 21, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:21:06 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Marcgravia rectiflora

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Current Accessions in the Marcgraviaceae

Subfamily Marcgravioideae

  • Marcgravia rectiflora
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