Calathea crotalifera
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. crotalifera |
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| Calathea crotalifera | |
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Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant, rattle shaker or cascabel, is a species of flowering plant from the genus Calathea in the family Marantaceae.[1] It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela, and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico.[2]
Description
Calathea crotalifera is a tall plant (around 2 to 4 meters when mature) with huge, pointy, velvety, dark green leaves, with long and thick green petioles and a long pulvinus. The middle vein above the leaf is often lighter surrounded by a light green band. The inflorescence of Calathea crotalifera is made of multiple distichious bracts set around a thick green peduncle. The bracts are usually yellow but can vary a lot from green to intense dark red. The flowers are little with yellow or green petals and staminodes that vary from white to yellow to pink.[3]
References
- ↑ "Calathea crotalifera". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Calathea crotalifera S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Vásquez Martínez, Rodolfo; Rojas Gonzáles, Rocío; Werff, Henk van Der (2010). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú. Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 930.