Marcgraviaceae

Bejuco de lira

Marcgravia rectiflora Triana & Planch.

Family: Marcgraviaceae
Genus: Marcgravia

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Bejuco de lira (Marcgravia rectiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Bejuco de lira

Synonyms

Marcgravia brittoniana Alain
Marcgravia jacquinii A.Rich.
Marcgravia macrocalyptra Delponte
Marcgravia rectiflora var. bracteolaris Triana & Planch.
Marcgravia rectiflora var. jacquinii Triana & Planch.
Marcgravia rectiflora var. rectiflora

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: woody832, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.