Maranta

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Maranta

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1601 with Mats Hagberg, 28 Jan 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso. Chapada dos Guimarães Mun. On the outskirts of the town of Chapada.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03202682

    Occurrence ID: 4176d684-e366-4f7b-8207-c0d431005594

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Maranta

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Mato Grosso

  • County/Municipio

    Chapada dos Guimarães Mun.

  • Locality

    On the outskirts of the town of Chapada.

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Flora of Brazil
Fifteenth Regnellian Expedition
1601. Maranta
MATO GROSSO: Municipio Chapada dos Guimaraes, savanna-like
secondary vegetation on the outskirts of the town of
Chapada.
Growing singly or in lax groups. Rhizome vertical, thick and
fleshy, renewal branches vertically descending, forming bulb-
like structures at their tips deep in soil. Aerial shoots stiff-
ly erect with leaves held vertically. Leaf blades coriaceous,
conspicuously stiff. Bracts green with scarious margin which
soon turns brownish. Flowers entirely white.
28 Jan. 1986
Lennart Andersson & Mats Hagberg
03202682