Calathea curaraya

taxobox
name = "Calathea curaraya"
status = VU
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Zingiberales
familia = Marantaceae
genus = "Calathea"
species = "C. curaraya"
binomial = "Calathea curaraya"
binomial_authority = H.A.Kenn.|

"Calathea curaraya" is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

* Muriel, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/45633/all "Calathea curaraya"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 August 2007.