Marcgraviaceae

The family has seven genera: • Marcgravia - (ca. 65 spp.): S Mexico, Mesoamerica, South America, Antilles • Marcgraviastrum - (15 spp.): S Nicaragua to Peru, Bolivia plus 2 spp. in E Brazil • Norantea - (2 spp.): Caribbean and Amazonian basin of NE South America • Ruyschia - (9 spp.): Mesoamerica, N Andes, Lesser Antilles • Sarcopera - (ca. 10 spp.): Honduras to N Bolivia, Guiana Highlands • Schwartzia - (ca. 15 spp.): Costa Rica through the Andes south to Bolivia, in the Caribbean basin and 1 sp. in E Brazil • Souroubea - (19 spp.): Mexico to Bolivia (absent from the Antilles) There are 2 known subfamilies; Marcgravioideae (containing Marcgravia and Marcgraviastrum) and Noranteoideae (containing the rest of the genera). Former genus include Pseudosarcopera (now listed as a synonym of Sarcopera). ==References==

• Bedell, H.G. 1989. Marcgraviaceae. In: Howard, R.A. (ed.). Flora of the Lesser Antilles 5: 300–310. • Dressler, S. 2000. Marcgraviaceae. In: Flora de República de Cuba, Ser. A, Fasc. 5: 1–14. • Dressler, S. 2001. Marcgraviaceae. In: Steyermark, J.A., P.E. Berry, K. Yatskievych & B.K. Holst (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana vol 6, pp. 248–260. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. • Dressler, S. 2004. Marcgraviaceae. In: Kubitzki, K. (ed.). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. vol. 6, pp. 258–265. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. ==External links==