Calathea burle-marxii H.Kenn.

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Calathea burle-marxii H.Kenn. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    H. Kennedy 4100, 05 Aug 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Collected at the Lyon arboretum, Honolulu Hawaii, from rhizomes from the collection of Roberto Burle Marx, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, originally brought from Bahia.

  • Description

    Herb 0.8-1.5 m. Leaves grass-green above, pale grey-green below. Pulvinus olove-green, petiole green, sheath green or tinged purple. Bracts waxy, sky blue. Sepals and corolla white. Outer staminode lavendar, callose and cucullate staminodes white below, lavendar above. Style white. Seeds grey with white aril. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 255131

    Occurrence ID: 7fe964f3-d6af-4f72-9a92-885ba5786fde

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Collected at the Lyon arboretum, Honolulu Hawaii, from rhizomes from the collection of Roberto Burle Marx, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, originally brought from Bahia.

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