Calathea lutea
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. lutea |
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| Calathea lutea | |
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Calathea lutea, called the bijao, cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Mexican cigar plant, Habana cigar, and pampano, is a species of flowering plant from the genus Calathea in the family Marantaceae.[1] It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Is.[2]
Description
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Calathea lutea is a tall plant (around 2 to 4 meters when mature) with huge, ovale, green leaves, with thick, long, yellowish green petioles and a long pulvinus. The inflorescence of this species is made of multiple distachious bracts set on a long, green peduncle. The bracts are brownish red and sometimes green with orange tips. The flowers are small with purple petals and yellow staminodes. The plant is often used as an ornemental plant.[3][4]
Uses
[edit]In the Brazilian Amazon, local artisans use the flower stalks to make woven handicrafts such as sieves, baskets, and board games.[5] The leaves of Calathea lutea are often used as a wrapping material to cook food in Amazonian countries.[6]
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
Common Names: Bijao, bihao
- ↑ Stevens, Warren Douglas (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 1327.
- ↑ Vásquez Martínez, Rodolfo; Rojas Gonzáles, Rocío; Werff, Henk van Der (2010). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú. Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 931.
- ↑ Menegassi Leoni, Juliana; Capelotto Costa, Flávia Regina (2013). "Sustainable Use of Calathea lutea in Handicrafts: A Case Study from the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon". Economic Botany. 67 (1): 30–40.
- ↑ Coyago-Cruz, Elena; Mayorga-Ramos, Arianna; Méndez, Gabriela; Alpusig-Guanoluisa, Lizbeth; Rivera-Rueda, Felipe; Zúñiga-Miranda, Johana; Barba-Ostria, Carlos; Heredia-Moya, Jorge (24 February 2026). "Functional Evaluation, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, and Haemolytic Capacity of Calathea lutea (Bijao) and Calathea inocephala (Shutupipanga) Leaves". Antioxidants. 15 (3): 274. doi:10.3390/antiox15030274. ISSN 2076-3921. PMC 13023799. PMID 41897421.
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- Calathea
- Ornamental plants
- Flora of Southwestern Mexico
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Veracruz
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Jamaica
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles
- Flora of the Leeward Islands
- Flora of the Windward Islands
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of North Brazil
- Plants described in 1822
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