Taxon Details: Marantaceae
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Narratives:

Family:

Marantaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Marantaceae
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:

Prayer-Plant Family
Description:

Number of genera: 31

Number of species: 450

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family has a pantropical distribution but with a clear Neotropical concentration. Its members are terrestrial and grow in tropical rain forest margins and in clearings. Some require moist or swampy habitats.

Related Objects:

• Marantaceae
• N. T. da Silva 2107, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• J. U. M. dos Santos 15, Brazil
• A. M. Amorim 6098, Brazil
• A. M. Amorim 6695, Brazil
• J. L. Paixão 471, Brazil
• G. E. L. de Macedo 2149, Brazil
• P. Fiaschi 1952, Brazil
• A. M. Amorim 3975, Brazil
• A. M. Amorim 6055, Brazil
• V. de F. Mansano 712, Brazil
• T. d. André 31, Brazil
• M. Alves 20, Brazil
• C. A. Cid Ferreira 1155, Brazil
• R. A. X. Borges 804, Brazil
• A. M. V. de Carvalho 6726, Brazil
• R. M. Harley 17556, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• Marantaceae
• Marantaceae
• Marantaceae
• P. Kunkumas 194, Ecuador
• Marantaceae
• A. A. Roque 1374, Brazil
• D. G. Frodin NGF26319, Papua New Guinea
• L. J. Brass 5787, Papua New Guinea
• L. J. Brass 5788, Papua New Guinea
• D. G. Frodin NGF26436, Papua New Guinea
• L. Santos 1556, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• M. J. Balick 2739, United States of America
• W. L. Balée 542, Brazil
• D. C. Daly 10467, Brazil
• D. C. Daly 10488, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• L. Andersson 1696, Brazil
• D. C. Daly 9440, Brazil
• D. C. Daly 13917, Vietnam
• D. C. Daly 13659, Papua New Guinea
• W. de Jong 47, Peru
• W. de Jong 142, Peru
• B. M. Torke 1012A, Brazil
• P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 14802, Brazil
• I. Mendes-Silva 382, Brazil
• I. Mendes-Silva 521, Brazil
• A. L. Pires da Silveira 593, Brazil
• C. M. Peters 119, Peru
• M. J. Balick 1128U, Peru
• F. A. Michelangeli 586, Venezuela
• D. C. Daly 14166, Colombia
• W. W. Thomas 13709, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• M. J. Balick 1538, Brazil
• W. de Jong 145, Peru
• J. Estrada 457, Colombia
• Marantaceae
• P. Alverga 13, Brazil
• Marantaceae
• Marantaceae
• J. L. Clark 9223, Ecuador
• Collector unknown 2922
• D. V. Hai HN-NY 596, Vietnam
• L. J. Brass 5545, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 12139, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 13588, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 11656, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 11655, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 11669, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 15739, Papua New Guinea
• C. E. Carr 12102, Papua New Guinea