Afrocalathea

Afrocalathea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Marantaceae
Genus:Afrocalathea
K.Schum.
Species: A. rhizantha
Binomial name
Afrocalathea rhizantha
(K.Schum) K.Schum
Synonyms[1]

Calathea rhizantha K.Schum

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum) K.Schum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 April 2014 – via The Plant List.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Afrocalathea rhizantha
  3. ↑ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 51 Afrocalathea rhizantha
  • Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Afrocalathea rhizantha". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.


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