Calathea altissima (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn.

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Calathea altissima (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 4126 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, Efraine Freire & J. C. Antich, 12 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school.

  • Habitat

    Growing in the understory. Primary, montane forest. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub with leaves to 1m. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192050

    Occurrence ID: c03331bc-f848-43d7-bc90-ce5e62caaca3

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calathea altissima (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn.
    Note: !H. Kennedy (UBC) 1/10/91&2003. M/L LAnderson 12/90. ! S. Suárez (COL) 2006

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.5, -78.13

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