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Marantaceae
The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order.Kennedy, H. (2000). “Diversification in pollination mechanisms in the Marantaceae”. Pp. 335-343 in Monocots: systematics and evolution, eds. K. L. Wilson and D. A. Morrison. Melbourne: CSIROLey, A. C., and Claßen-Bockhoff, R. (2011). “Evolution in African Marantaceae - evidence from phylogenetic, ecological and morphological studies”. Syst. Bot. 36, 277–290. doi: 10.1600/036364411X569480 Species of this family are found in lowland tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The majority (80%) of the species are found in the American tropics, followed by Asian (11%) and African (9%) tropics. They are commonly called the prayer-plant family and are also known for their unique secondary pollination presentation. Description The plants usually have underground rhizomes or tubers. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calathea
''Calathea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. They are commonly called calatheas or (like their relatives) prayer plants. About 200 species formerly assigned to ''Calathea'' are now in the genus '' Goeppertia''. Calathea currently contains around 60 species. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. The young leaves and bracts can retain pools of water called phytotelmata, that provide habitat for many invertebrates.Jalinsky, J., T.A. Radocy, R. Wertenberger, & C.S. Chaboo. 2014. Insect diversity in phytotelmata habitats of two host plants, Heliconia stricta Huber (Heliconiaceae) and Calathea lutea Schult (Marantaceae) in the south-east Amazon of Peru. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(3): 299–311. Description Foliage Calathea leaves are often large and colorfully patterned. The leaves are often variegated with bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maranta Leuconeura
''Maranta leuconeura'', also known as prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to long. Description The specific epithet ''leuconeura'' means "white-veined", referring to the leaves. The leaves have a habit of lying flat during the day, and folding in an erect position at night as if in prayer for evening vespers, hence the common name "prayer plant". This behaviour is an example of a diurnal rhythm. Small, white flowers appear during the growing season, although this is rarely observed in houseplants and the flowers are not of particular value in comparison to the attractive foliage. The broad leaves of the plant are oval, two-color, greenish and fairly shiny. There are spots on both sides of the leaf medium, the color of which varies depending on the variet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goeppertia
''Goeppertia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the New World Tropics. It contains 243 accepted species, many of which were until recently assigned to ''Calathea''. It was first described by Nees von Esenbeck in 1831, who erroneously erected another genus ''Goeppertia'' in 1836, which has now been synonymized with '' Endlicheria''. In 1862 August Grisebach described another genus ''Goeppertia''; this has now been synonymized with ''Bisgoeppertia''. The genus name of ''Goeppertia'' is in honour of Heinrich Göppert (1800–1884), a German botanist and paleontologist. Species The following species are accepted: *''Goeppertia ackermannii'' (Körn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez *''Goeppertia acuminata'' (Steyerm.) Borchs. & S.Suárez *''Goeppertia aemula'' (Körn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez *'' Goeppertia affinis'' (Fenzl ex Regel) Borchs. & S.Suárez *''Goeppertia albertii'' (L.H.Bailey & Raffill) Borchs. & S.Suárez *''Goeppertia albovaginata'' (K.Koch & Lind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypselodelphys
''Hypselodelphys'' is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1950. native to tropical Africa from Liberia to Uganda and south to Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ....Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley Milne-Redhead. 1950. Kew. Bull. 1950: 160. It contains 8 recognized species: ; species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10299104 Marantaceae Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenanthe
''Ctenanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family (biology), family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennial plant, perennials, native plant, native to Central America, Central and South America (primarily Brazil). They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost Hardiness (plants), tender, requiring a minimum temperature of . Species The genus has the following species: Awards The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit has been awarded to the following: *''Ctenanthe amabilis'' *''Ctenanthe lubbersiana'' (common name: bamburanta), which grows to and bears large, oval leaves up to long, heavily striped and mottled with yellow *''Ctenanthe oppenheimiana'' 'Tricolor' (common name "never-never plant"), which grows to with narrow, oval leaves up to long with V-shaped silver patterns above and maroon below.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schumannianthus
''Schumannianthus'' is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1904. ''Schumannianthus dichotomus'' is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, mats that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds. ; Species * ''Schumannianthus dichotomus'' (Roxb.) Gagnep. - E Himalayas, Indochina, P Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines * ''Schumannianthus monophyllus'' Suksathan, Borchs. & A.D.Poulsen - Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ... References Marantaceae Zingiberales genera {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleiostachya
''Pleiostachya'' is a genus of plants in the ''Marantaceae'' family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador.Karl Moritz Schumann. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 164. It contains 3 recognized species: *''Pleiostachya leiostachya'' (Donn.Sm.) Hammel, Phytologia 60: 16 (1986).- Costa Rica, Panamá *''Pleiostachya pittieri'' Rowlee ex Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 5 (1925). - Colombia, Panamá *''Pleiostachya pruinosa'' (Regel) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 165 (1902). - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5655512 Marantaceae Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megaphrynium
''Megaphrynium'' is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa. ; species * ''Megaphrynium distans'' Hepper, Kew Bull. 32: 461 (1968). - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea * ''Megaphrynium gabonense'' Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 153 (1964). - Gabon, Congo Republic * ''Megaphrynium macrostachyum'' (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 7: 170 (1952). - from Sierra Leone to Uganda * ''Megaphrynium trichogynum'' Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 154 (1964). - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire * ''Megaphrynium velutinum ''Megaphrynium'' is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa. ; species * ''Megaphrynium distans'' Hepper, Kew Bull. 32: 461 (1968). - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea * ''Megaphrynium gabonense'' Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 153 ...'' (K.Schum.) Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 158 (1964). - Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9031195 Marantaceae Zingiberales g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stromanthe
''Stromanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín ; Species * '' Stromanthe angustifolia'' - Bolivia * ''Stromanthe bahiensis'' - Bahia * ''Stromanthe boliviana'' - Bolivia, NW Argentina * '' Stromanthe confusa'' - Bolivia * ''Stromanthe glabra'' - E + S Brazil * '' Stromanthe guapilesensis'' - Costa Rica * '' Stromanthe hjalmarssonii'' - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua * '' Stromanthe idroboi'' - Colombia, Venezuela * ''Stromanthe jacquinii'' - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador * '' Stromanthe macrochlamys'' - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia * ''Stromanthe palustris'' - Costa Rica * '' Stromanthe papillosa'' - SE + S Brazil * '' Stromanthe popolucana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stachyphrynium
''Stachyphrynium'' is a genus of plants native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus with this name in 1902. Species The ''Kew World Checklist'' includes: * '' Stachyphrynium borneense'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium calcicola'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium lancifolium'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium latifolium'' - S Thailand, P Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi * '' Stachyphrynium longispicatum'' - S Thailand, P Malaysia * '' Stachyphrynium placentarium'' - synonym: ''Phrynium ''Phrynium'' is a plant genus native to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. ... placentarium'' (Lour.) Merr. - China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan) Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam * '' Stachyphrynium repens'' - Java, Suma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcophrynium
''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brachystachyum'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''Sarcophrynium congolense'' Loes. in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.) - Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium prionogonium'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum'' (Kuntze) Milne-Redh. - C + E Africa * ''Sarcophrynium villosum ''Sarcophrynium villosum'' is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family.Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1892. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 15(4): 445, ''Phyllodes villosa'' It is found in C ...'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Gabon References Zingiberales genera Flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Zingiberales- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
