Maranta cristata

Common name:

Family: Marantaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Maranta bicolor</i> Ker Gawl.

Country of Origin: E. Brazil

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1994808

Provenance:

Rcvd as Maranta bicolor Ker Gawl.

Kress# ##-3724
Plowman# 12861C
Plowman, T.C.
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Mun Nitorci, Itapuacu, Morro de Alto Moirao
18 Feb 1983

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Marantaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) (as Maranta bicolor) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

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