Afrocalathea is a genus of plants native to Africa. It contains only one species: Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum.) K.Schum, known from Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, and Congo-Brazzaville.[2][3]
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| Botanical illustration of the flower, accompanying the protologue. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Afrocalathea K.Schum. |
| Species: | A. rhizantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum) K.Schum
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calathea rhizantha K.Schum | |
References
edit- ^ "Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum) K.Schum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 April 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Afrocalathea rhizantha
- ^ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 51 Afrocalathea rhizantha
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Afrocalathea rhizantha". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
