Ctenanthe
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Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884.[1][2] They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil).[3][4] They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]
Species
The genus has the following species:[3] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Awards
The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit has been awarded to the following:
- Ctenanthe amabilis[7]
- Ctenanthe lubbersiana [8] (common name: bamburanta), which grows to Script error: No such module "convert". and bears large, oval leaves up to Script error: No such module "convert". long, heavily striped and mottled with yellow
- Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor' [9] (common name "never-never plant"), which grows to Script error: No such module "convert". with narrow, oval leaves up to Script error: No such module "convert". long with V-shaped silver patterns above and maroon below.[10]
References
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- ↑ Eichler, August Wilhelm. 1884. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1884: 81-84 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ↑ Tropicos, Ctenanthe Eichler
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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- ↑ Tropicos, specimens for Ctenanthe amphiandina L. Andersson
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- ↑ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
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