Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil). They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of .
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMarantaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru
Observations839
Ctenanthe es un género con 18 especies de plantas herbáceas perteneciente a la familia Marantaceae.[2] Es originario del centro y sur de la América tropical. Varias de sus especies son utilizadas como ornamentales, tales como C. compressa, C. lubbersiana y C. setosa (lista enunciativa no exclusiva).[3] Especies C. amabilis C. amphiandina C. burle-marxii C. casupoides C. compressa C. dasycarpa C. ericae C. glabra C. dasycarpa C. ericae C. glabra C. kummerana C. kummeriana C. lanceolata C. lubbersiana C. muelleri C. oppenheimiana C. setosa Referencias ↑ IPNI. «IPNI Plant Name Details». Consultado el 17 de noviembre de 2010. ↑ «Ctenanthe». Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Consultado el 23 de abril de 2010. ↑ Hoyos F., Jesús (1999). Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales la Salle, ed. Plantas tropicales ornamentales de tallo herbáceo (primera edición). pp. 124, 125. ISBN 980-235-034-6.
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Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil). They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of .
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