Ctenanthe

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Ctenanthe
Species: C. amabilis – C. amphiandina – C. burle-marxii – C. casupoides – C. compressa – C. dasycarpa – C. ericae – C. glabra – C. kummeriana – C. lanceolata – C. lubbersiana – C. marantifolia – C. muelleri – C. oppenheimiana – C. setosa

Name[edit]

Ctenanthe Eichler, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1884: 81 (1884)

Type species: Ctenanthe marantifolia (Vell.) J.M.A.Braga & H.Gomes, Kew Bull. 62: 647 (2007) Designated as synonym Ctenanthe pilosa Eichler, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1884: 83 (1884).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America'
  - Argentina Northeast, Paraguay
- Regional: Western South America'
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil'
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Regional: Northern South America'
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Central America'
  - Costa Rica, Panamá
- Introduced into:
  - Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Eichler, A.W. (1884) Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1884: 83.

Additional references[edit]

Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Ctenanthe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Ctenanthe. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 28 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Ctenanthe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Apr. 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ctenanthe in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: كتيناتي
беларуская: Ктенанте
English: Includes Never-never Plant
suomi: Raitamatit
magyar: Lándzsadísz
日本語: クテナンテ属
മലയാളം: ടിനാന്തേ
русский: Ктенанта
українська: Ктенанта
中文: 栉花竹芋属, 栉花芋属, 锦竹芋属

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