Calathea

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Calathea

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1560 with Mats Hagberg, 22 Jan 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Corumbá de Goiás Mun. 3-4 km S of Corumbá on road (BR-414) to Anápolis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03202699

    Occurrence ID: 2fc975ae-2082-40e3-aeae-24e9ee4d6418

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calathea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Corumbá de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    3-4 km S of Corumbá on road (BR-414) to Anápolis

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Flora of Brazil
Fifteenth Regnellian Expedition
1560. Calathea
GOIAS: Municipio Corumba, 3-4 km S of Corumba on road (BR-414)
to Anapolis.
Aerial soots growing singly, all in the process of active
growth, giving the impression that the plants die back in dry
season. Foliage herbaceous, leaves grey-green beneath, dark
green above, juveniles patterned with a greyish "brush" pattern
along each side c. 3 cm from margin. Inflorescence peduncle
subterraneous, white or lilac; inflorescence exposed on ground
surface; bracts white when buried, pale green where exposed.
Corolla tube white, lobes and staminodes bright yellow. Inflo-
rescence terminal, but leafy or flowering shoots may arise in
main shoot ax.ils of vigorous shoots. No fruits observed on
c. 10 plants carefully examined.
22 Jan. 1986
Lennart Andersson & Mats Hagberg
03202699