Calathea loeseneri
| Brazilian Star Calathea | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. loeseneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Calathea loeseneri J.F.MacBr. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goeppertia loeseneri (J.F. Macbr.) Borchs. & S. Suárez | |
Calathea loeseneri is a species of plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.[2] It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet).[3][4]
Calathea loeseneri is widely cultivated as an ornamental outside its native range.[5][6][7][8]
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- ↑ Tropicos Calathea loeseneri
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Calathea loeseneri
- ↑ Macbride, James Francis. 1931. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(2): 51, Calathea loeseneri
- ↑ Borchsenius Kristensen, Finn & Suárez, Stella. 2012. Systematic Botany 37(3): 632, Goeppertia loeseneri
- ↑ Calathea loeseneri
- ↑ Gardino Nursery, Delray Beach Florida USA, Brazilian Star Calathea
- ↑ Online Plant Guide, Calathea loeseneri/Brazilian Calathea, Capathea
- ↑ My Nice Flowers, Tropical Plants Finder, Tropical Flowers and Garden Plants of Malaysia, Calathea loeseneri star Calathea