''Calathea lutea'', called the bijao, cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Mexican cigar plant, Habana cigar, and pampano, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Marantaceae The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, or the prayer plant 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). “Diversif ...

. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, southern Caribbean islands, and tropical South America. A rhizomatous perennial reaching , it is typically found in wet tropical areas. Its leaves are sold for use in local cuisines as food wrappers, and it is also used as an ornamental.

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lutea Ornamental plants Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Veracruz Flora of Central America Flora of Jamaica Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles Flora of the Leeward Islands Flora of the Windward Islands Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of western South America Flora of northern South America Flora of North Brazil Plants described in 1822 {{Zingiberales-stub