Thalia geniculata

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Thalia geniculata
Thalia geniculata.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Thalia
Species: T. geniculata
Binomial name
Thalia geniculata
L., Sp. Pl., 2: 1193, 1753
Synonyms[1]
  • Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl. nom. illeg.
  • Maranta flexuosa C.Presl
  • Maranta geniculata (L.) Lam.
  • Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr. nom. illeg.
  • Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr.
  • Thalia altissima Klotzsch. nom. inval.
  • Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
  • Thalia caerulea Ridl.
  • Thalia dipetala Gagnep.
  • Thalia divaricata Chapm.
  • Thalia erecta Vell.
  • Thalia schumanniana De Wild.
  • Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep.
  • Thalia welwitschii Ridl.

Thalia geniculata, arrowroot,[2] fire-flag,[2] is a plant species found in Chontalpa, an area in the Mexican state of Tabasco. It is a noxious weed in some parts of the United States.

The larvae of Stolidoptera tachasara, Xylophanes hannemanni and Sphenarches anisodactylus have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata.

Chemistry

Rosmarinic acid can be found in plants in the family Marantaceae such as Thalia geniculata.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". 
  3. ↑ Occurrence of rosmarinic acid, chlorogenic acid and rutin in Marantaceae species. Yana Abdullah, Bernd Schneider and Maike Petersen, Phytochemistry Letters, 12 December 2008, Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 199–203, doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2008.09.010

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