Calathea

Calathea

taxobox
name = "Calathea"


image_caption = "Calathea lancifolia"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Zingiberales
familia = Marantaceae
genus = "Calathea"
genus_authority = G.Mey.
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "Calathea albertii"
"Calathea crocata"
"Calathea lancifolia"
"Calathea loeseneri"
"Calathea louisae"
"Calathea makoyana"
"Calathea orbifolia"
"Calathea ornata"
"Calathea roseopicta"
"Calathea rufibarba"
"Calathea undulata"
"Calathea warscewiczii"
"Calathea zebrina"|

"Calathea" is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are about twenty five species in the genus. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as house plants, some going under the name of "prayer plants" or "zebra plants".

References

* [http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Marantaceae/Calathea.html Plants Belonging to the Genus 'Calathea']


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Calathea — Calathea …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Calathēa — (C. W. Mey.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Bananengewächse (Cannaceae) 1. Kl. 1. Ordn. L. Arten: zum Theil schön blühende Gewächse in SAmerika, z.B. C. Allonya in Westindien, grandifolia, villosa, violacea, zebrina u.a. in Brasilien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Calathea — makoyana Necesita fuerte humedad y elevada temperatura. 22 24 ºC Sustrato: Mantillo basto de hojas, turba y arena …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • calathea — ● calathea nom masculin (grec kalathos, corbeille) Monocotylédone tropicale, ornementale par ses feuilles satinées ou bigarrées …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Calathea —   [zu griechisch kálathos »Korb« (nach der Form des Labellums)], die Pflanzengattung Korbmarante …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Calathea —   Calathea …   Wikipedia Español

  • Calathea — pr …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Calathea — ID 12511 Symbol Key CALAT Common Name calathea Family Marantaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI, PR Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • calathea — /kal euh thee euh/, n. any of various tropical American plants of the genus Calathea, some of which have colorful, variegated leaves and are often cultivated as houseplants. [ < NL; see KALATHOS, EA] * * * …   Universalium

  • calathea — [ˌkalə θɪə] noun a tropical American plant which typically has variegated and ornamental leaves, often grown as a greenhouse or pot plant. [Genus Calathea: many species.] Origin mod. L., from Gk kalathos basket …   English new terms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”