Calathea

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calathea

    No botanical uses.

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Marantaceae
Calathea
Det. Carol L. Kelloff (US) Mar 2017
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Trail leading along Isseneru Creek
toward old village.
6° 22' 43"N, 60° 22' 20” W Elev. 127 m.
Red mud soil, seasonally flooded. Large Mora trees throughout.
Terrestrial herb 1.5.m tall. Leaves green. Bracts orange; calyx
orange; flowers yellow.
29 September 2006
K. M. Redden, C, Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie and C.
E, Hinchliff 4462
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
EZID: ark:/65665/3c6262c6f-2f5f-4842-92a9-87a57b48c8e3
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