Maranta

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Maranta

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1624 with Mats Hagberg, 31 Jan 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso. Cuiabá Mun. ca. 10 km E of Cuiabá on BR-070.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03202686

    Occurrence ID: 8e7325bc-9a48-4a29-8c57-33433a990472

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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

    Cuiabá Mun.

  • Locality

    ca. 10 km E of Cuiabá on BR-070

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Flora of Brazil
Fifteenth Regnellian Expedition
1624. Maranta
MATO GROSSO: Municipio Cuiaba, c. 10 km E of Cuiaba on BR-070,
dry disturbed woods on gravelly soil.
Rhizome short, erect, renewal branches forming a corm-like
structure close to the parental rhizome. Roots with subglo-
bose distal tubers. Aerial shoots + prostrate. Corolla and
staminodes with purplish veins. Very few fruits- observed
in the whole population.
31 Jan. 1986
Lennart Andersson & Mats Hagberg
03202686