Calathea timothei
| Calathea timothei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. timothei |
| Binomial name | |
| Calathea timothei | |
Calathea timothei is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Description
[edit]Calathea timothei is a tall plant (around 2 to 3 meters) with longs, huge, glossy green leaves with green and red petioles and a green red long pulvinus. The vein on the underside of the leaves is bright red. The inflorescence of Calathea timothei is made of multiple bracts spirally arranged around a very short, red peduncle. The inflorescence is usually emerging from a node of a cauline leaf. The bracts are of an intense red and the flowers are small and yellow.
It is a species which inflorescence differs from the usual distichious bracts like Calathea crotalifera. Similar species that share a similar inflorescence in the genus are Calathea asplundii, Calathea confusa, Calathea croatii and Calathea guzmanioides.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Calathea timothei H.Kenn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ Kennedy, Helen (1977). "Unusual floral morphology in a high altitude calathea (Marantaceae)". Brenesia. 12–13.
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