Ctenanthe

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Ctenanthe

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1543, 08 Jan 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Paraná. Morretes Mun. Colonia Floresta, woods along Rio Jacaré.

  • Description

    Caulescent plant with (0—)1(—2) leaves at base of mature shoots, stem internodes 0.2-0.4 m, each internode terminated by a "many- leaved node", there being 1-3 (rarely more) internodes below the synflorescence region. Leaf blades firmly herbaceous to semicoriaceous, greyish green beneath, plain dull green above. Bracts green. Corolla and outer staminodes white, inner sta-.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03202683

    Occurrence ID: 03519a9d-dd44-4029-be51-cb903022212b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ctenanthe

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Paraná

  • County/Municipio

    Morretes Mun.

  • Locality

    Colonia Floresta, woods along Rio Jacaré.

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Flora of Brazil
Fifteenth Regnellian Expedition
1543. Ctenanthe
PARANA: Municipio Morretes, Colonia Floresta, woods along Rio
Jacare.
Caulescent plant with (0—)1(—2) leaves at base of mature shoots,
stem internodes 0.2-0.4 m, each internode terminated by a "many-
leaved node", there being 1-3 (rarely more) internodes below
the synflorescence region. Leaf blades firmly herbaceous to
semicoriaceous, greyish green beneath, plain dull green above.
Bracts green. Corolla and outer staminodes white, inner sta-
minodes yellow on inner side forming a yellow "throat".
8 Jan. 1986
Lennart Andersson & Mats Hagberg
with R. Kummrow
03202683