Ctenanthe

Taxonavigation

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

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

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

Primary references

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

Additional references

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

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

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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