Stromanthe

Stromanthe
Stromanthe lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Stromanthe
Sond.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Stromanthe is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.[2][3][4]

species[2]
  1. Stromanthe angustifolia - Bolivia
  2. Stromanthe bahiensis - Bahia
  3. Stromanthe boliviana - Bolivia, NW Argentina
  4. Stromanthe confusa - Bolivia
  5. Stromanthe glabra - E + S Brazil
  6. Stromanthe guapilesensis - Costa Rica
  7. Stromanthe hjalmarssonii - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  8. Stromanthe idroboi - Colombia, Venezuela
  9. Stromanthe jacquinii - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
  10. Stromanthe macrochlamys - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
  11. Stromanthe palustris - Costa Rica
  12. Stromanthe papillosa - SE + S Brazil
  13. Stromanthe popolucana - Veracruz
  14. Stromanthe porteana - E Brazil
  15. Stromanthe ramosissima - Ecuador
  16. Stromanthe schottiana - E + SE Brazil
  17. Stromanthe sellowiana - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
  18. Stromanthe stromanthoides - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Acre
  19. Stromanthe thalia - SE Brazil
  20. Stromanthe tonckat - Trinidad, much of tropical Central + South America

References

  1. Sonder, Otto Wilhelm. 1849. Neue Allgemeine Deutsche Garten- und Blumenzeitung 5: 225
  2. 1 2 3 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
  3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  4. 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
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