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Calathea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. They are commonly called calatheas or (like their relatives) prayer plants . About 200 species formerly assigned to Calathea are now in the genus Goeppertia . [ 1 ]
The leaves are trifoliate with a long petiole, each leaflet hairy, 8–16 mm across, with a truncated or bilobed apex. The flowers are produced throughout the spring and summer, rich red or crimson, congested on an elongated spike inflorescence 3–5 cm tall and 1.5 cm broad; the individual flowers are up to 10–13 mm long and have five petals ...
Goeppertia loeseneri (syn. Calathea loeseneri), the Brazilian star calathea, is a species of plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. [1] [2] It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet). [3] [4]
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Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant or rattle shaker or Cascabel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. [2] It is native to central and southern Mexico , Central America , and tropical South America as far south as Ecuador , and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico . [ 1 ]
The petals are 2.5–5.2 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and fall off as the flower ages and there are 16-27 stamens in each flower. Flowering occurs from November to May and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules , 3–5.1 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in diameter.
Goeppertia rufibarba (syn. Calathea rufibarba), the furry feather or velvet calathea, is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family, native to Bahia state of northeastern Brazil. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The plant's common names are due to its fuzzy, fur-like underleaf texture, which is unusual in its genus.
M. didyma is a perennial plant that grows to 0.6–1.2 metres (2–4 feet) in height and spreads 0.4–0.6 m (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 ft). The medium to deep green leaves are 7–15 centimetres (3–6 inches) long, shaped ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with serrate margins, placed opposite on square, hollow stems.