Calathea lanicaulis H.Kenn.

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Calathea lanicaulis H.Kenn. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    H. Kennedy 4373 with Libby Besse & Ray Baker, 17 Jul 1982

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. 5.6 km. along the Tena-Pano road from Tena.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed tropical rain forest.

  • Description

    herb, to 3 m. tall. Herb to 3 m. Leaf dark green. Pulvinus olive-green tinged reddish abaxially. Petiole and sheath green. Bracts green. Sepals pale yellow; corolla tube light yellow, petals purple. Outer staminode white, callose staminode purple, cucullate staminode white basally, yellow at apex. Style and stigma cream-colored, ovary white, green abaxially. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    This Holotype is in two parts: inflorescence and lower part of the leaf (NY 658561) and the upper part of the leaf (NY 658562).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 658561

    Occurrence ID: 3f097951-e6eb-4813-b937-0cab69b6657d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    5.6 km. along the Tena-Pano road from Tena

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

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