Calathea

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Calathea

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 11459 with R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva, E. C. Oliveira, A. J. B. Santos, 19 Mar 2002

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Manoel Urbano Mun. Rio Chandless (tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Canamari.".

  • Habitat

    "Baixo" (low terraces possibly flooded occasionally by overflowing streams, with semi-closed canopy including Hura, Moraceae, trunked palms, Sterculia, Eschweilera; understory with Marantaceae and Araceae); and surrounding slopes (with Averrhoidium, Couroupita, Moraceae, Annonaceae, Pouteria).

  • Description

    terrestrial herb. Terrestrial herb, underside of leaves red, inflorescence turning toward ground as fruits mature. In "baixo". Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    unicate in HPZ herbarium

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 709437

    Occurrence ID: 7945920c-9cab-4470-aad6-af0e9fbe247f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calathea

    Marantaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Manoel Urbano Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Chandless (tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Canamari."

  • Coordinates

    -9.3833, -69.9447

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 11459	Marantaceae
Brazil. Acre. Mun. Manoel Urbano: Rio Chandless
(tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Canamari." ca.
9°23’0.6"S, ca. 69°56’41.7"W. "Baixo" (low terraces
possibly flooded occasionally by overflowing streams, with
semi-closed canopy including Hura, Moraceae, trunked
palms, Sterculia, Eschweilera\ understory with
Marantaceae and Araceae); and surrounding slopes (with
Averrhoidium, Couroupita, Moraceae, Annonaceae,
Pouteria).
Terrestrial herb, underside of leaves red, inflorescence
turning toward ground as fruits mature. In "baixo".
D.	C. Daly, R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva,
E.	C. Oliveira & A. J. B. Santos	19 Mar 2002
NVdb
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