''Stromanthe'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...
s in the family
Marantaceae
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, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from
Mexico
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to
Trinidad
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to northern
Argentina
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.
[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
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* '' Stromanthe angustifolia'' - Bolivia
* '' Stromanthe bahiensis'' - ]Bahia
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* '' 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 popolucana'' - Veracruz
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* '' Stromanthe porteana'' - E Brazil
* '' Stromanthe ramosissima'' - Ecuador
* '' Stromanthe sanguinea'' - Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon (synonym of ''S. thalia'')
* '' Stromanthe schottiana'' - E + SE Brazil
* '' Stromanthe sellowiana'' - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
* '' Stromanthe stromanthoides'' - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Acre
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* '' Stromanthe thalia'' - SE Brazil
* '' Stromanthe tonckat'' - Trinidad, much of tropical Central + South America
References
External links
Zingiberales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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