Scientific or common name:

Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl.

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MARANTACEAE - Prayer-Plant family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl.
Nomencl. ref.: Bot. Reg. 14: sub t. 1210. 1829 [1828 publ. 1829]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Llerenes
English name: Guinea arrowroot
English name: leren
Spanish name: plantamillo
French name: topinambour blanc
German name: Guinea-Korbmaranthe

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Calathea
Species:

1) Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl. 2) Calathea crotalifera S. Watson 3) Calathea lutea (Aubl.) Schult. 4) Calathea zebrina (Sims) Lindl.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA+ (Puerto Rico)
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Marantaceae)
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1) Calathea 2) Donax 3) Maranta 4) Marantochloa 5) Myrosma 6) Thalia (alligator-flag) 7) Thaumatococcus

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Common names (Calathea)
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1) Llerenes (Calathea allouia) 2) Pampano (Calathea lutea) 3) Rattlesnake plant (Calathea crotalifera) 4) Zebraplant (Calathea zebrina)

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More species:
1) Calathea crotalifera S. Watson [1090]
2) Calathea zebrina (Sims) Lindl. [964]
3) Calathiana nivalis (L.) Delarbre [171]
4) Calendula arvensis L. [1893]
5) Calendula officinalis L. var. prolifera hort. [171]
6) Calestania palustris (L.) Koso-Pol. [178]
7) Calicium disseminatum Ach. [116]
8) Calicium lentigerellum Tuck. [115]
9) Calicium queenslandiae (F. Wilson) Tibell [115]
10) Calicium trachelinum Ach. [134]

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