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Prayer Plant (Marantaceae)
The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order.Kennedy, H. (2000). “Diversification in pollination mechanisms in the Marantaceae”. Pp. 335-343 in Monocots: systematics and evolution, eds. K. L. Wilson and D. A. Morrison. Melbourne: CSIROLey, A. C., and Claßen-Bockhoff, R. (2011). “Evolution in African Marantaceae - evidence from phylogenetic, ecological and morphological studies”. Syst. Bot. 36, 277–290. doi: 10.1600/036364411X569480 Species of this family are found in lowland tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The majority (80%) of the species are found in the American tropics, followed by Asian (11%) and African (9%) tropics. They are commonly called the prayer-plant family and are also known for their unique secondary pollination presentation. Description The plants usually have underground rhizomes or tubers. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maranta Leuconeura
''Maranta leuconeura'', also known as prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to long. Description The specific epithet ''leuconeura'' means "white-veined", referring to the leaves. The leaves have a habit of lying flat during the day, and folding in an erect position at night as if in prayer for evening vespers, hence the common name "prayer plant". This behaviour is an example of a diurnal rhythm. Small, white flowers appear during the growing season, although this is rarely observed in houseplants and the flowers are not of particular value in comparison to the attractive foliage. The broad leaves of the plant are oval, two-color, greenish and fairly shiny. There are spots on both sides of the leaf medium, the color of which varies depending on the variet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megaphrynium
''Megaphrynium'' is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa. ; species * '' Megaphrynium distans'' Hepper, Kew Bull. 32: 461 (1968). - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea * '' Megaphrynium gabonense'' Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 153 (1964). - Gabon, Congo Republic * '' Megaphrynium macrostachyum'' (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 7: 170 (1952). - from Sierra Leone to Uganda * '' Megaphrynium trichogynum'' Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 154 (1964). - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ... * '' Megaphrynium velutinum'' (K.Schum.) Koechlin, Fl. Gabon 9: 158 (1964). - Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9031195 Marantaceae Zingibera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stromanthe
''Stromanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín ; Species * '' Stromanthe angustifolia'' - Bolivia * '' Stromanthe bahiensis'' - Bahia * '' Stromanthe boliviana'' - Bolivia, NW Argentina * '' Stromanthe confusa'' - Bolivia * '' Stromanthe glabra'' - E + S Brazil * '' Stromanthe guapilesensis'' - Costa Rica * '' Stromanthe hjalmarssonii'' - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua * '' Stromanthe idroboi'' - Colombia, Venezuela * '' Stromanthe jacquinii'' - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador * '' Stromanthe macrochlamys'' - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia * '' Stromanthe palustris'' - Costa Rica * '' Stromanthe papillosa'' - SE + S Brazil * '' Stromanthe popolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stachyphrynium
''Stachyphrynium'' is a genus of plants native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus with this name in 1902. Species The ''Kew World Checklist'' includes: * '' Stachyphrynium borneense'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium calcicola'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium lancifolium'' - Borneo * '' Stachyphrynium latifolium'' - S Thailand, P Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi * '' Stachyphrynium longispicatum'' - S Thailand, P Malaysia * ''Stachyphrynium placentarium'' - synonym: ''Phrynium ''Phrynium'' is a plant genus native to China, India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the e ... placentarium'' (Lour.) Merr. - China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan) Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam * '' Stachyphrynium repens'' - Java, Sumatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schumannianthus
''Schumannianthus'' is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1904. ''Schumannianthus dichotomus'' is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, mats that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds. ; Species * '' Schumannianthus dichotomus'' (Roxb.) Gagnep. - E Himalayas, Indochina, P Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines * '' Schumannianthus monophyllus'' Suksathan, Borchs. & A.D.Poulsen - Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ... References Marantaceae Zingiberales genera {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcophrynium
''Sarcophrynium'' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. It was described as a genus in 1902. ; Species * ''Sarcophrynium bisubulatum'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium brachystachyum'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''Sarcophrynium congolense'' Loes. in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.) - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaïre * ''Sarcophrynium prionogonium'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - C + W Africa * ''Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum'' (Kuntze) Milne-Redh. - C + E Africa * ''Sarcophrynium villosum'' (Benth.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Gabon References Sarcophrynium, Zingiberales genera Flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanblasia
''Sanblasia'' is a monotypic genus of plants. At present, the only species recognized is ''Sanblasia dressleri'' L.Andersson, endemic to Panamá.Nils Johan Andersson. 1984. Nordic Journal of Botany 4(1): 21. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10367508 Marantaceae Monotypic Zingiberales genera Endemic flora of Panama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleiostachya
''Pleiostachya'' is a genus of plants in the ''Marantaceae'' family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador.Karl Moritz Schumann. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 164. It contains 3 recognized species: *'' Pleiostachya leiostachya'' (Donn.Sm.) Hammel, Phytologia 60: 16 (1986).- Costa Rica, Panamá *'' Pleiostachya pittieri'' Rowlee ex Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 5 (1925). - Colombia, Panamá *'' Pleiostachya pruinosa'' (Regel) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 165 (1902). - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5655512 Marantaceae Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynium
''Phrynium'' is a plant genus native to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia. It was described as a genus in 1797. Species The ''Kew World Checklist'' includes: References External links * * ''Phrynium'' Botanical illustrations {{Taxonbar, from=Q9298432 Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phacelophrynium
''Phrynium'' is a plant genus native to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia. It was described as a genus in 1797. Species The ''Kew World Checklist'' includes: References External links * * ''Phrynium'' Botanical illustrations {{Taxonbar, from=Q9298432 Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrosma
''Myrosma'' is a genus of plants. Only one species is currently recognized: ''Myrosma cannifolia'', the cannaleaf myrosma, native to northern South America ( Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana) as well as Trinidad and the Windward Islands. It is considered naturalized in Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Leeward Islands. Clockwise: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Saint kitts and Nevis. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth Atlantic Ocean , coor .... References Marantaceae Monotypic Zingiberales genera Flora of the Caribbean Flora of South America {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
