Maranta leuconeura

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Maranta
Species: Maranta leuconeura

Name

Maranta leuconera É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 24: 323 (1874).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Calathea leuconeura (É.Morren) G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 237 (1884).
Heterotypic
- Maranta leuconeura var. massangeana É.Morren, Ann. Bot. Hort. 25: 178 (1875).
  - Calathea massangeana (É.Morren) G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 237 (1884).
  - Maranta massangeana (É.Morren) W.Bull, Nursery Cat. 142: 45 (1877).
- Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana É.Morren, Ann. Bot. Hort. 29: 77 (1879).
  - Calathea kerchoveana (É.Morren) André, Ill. Hort. 26: 106 (1879).
- Maranta kerchovei Van Geert, Nursery Cat. 78: 17 (1879).
- Maranta depressa É.Morren, Ann. Bot. Hort. 30: 97 (1880).
- Maranta fascinator L.Linden & Rodigas, Ill. Hort. 41: 105 (1894).
  - Calathea fascinator (L.Linden & Rodigas) L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 213 (1900).
- Maranta massangeana atrata G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard., Cent. Suppl.: 183 (1900).
- Maranta massangeana florentina G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard., Cent. Suppl.: 183 (1900).
- Maranta massangeana metallica G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard., Cent. Suppl.: 183 (1900).
- Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura G.S.Bunting, Baileya 14: 45 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia (introduced). Regional: Brazil ' Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Morren, C.J.É. 1874. Belgique Hort. 24: 323.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Maranta leuconeura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Maranta leuconeura. Published online. Accessed: November 16 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Maranta leuconeura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Maranta leuconeura. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 16. Reference page.

Vernacular names

مصرى: مارانتا لوکونورا
English: Prayer Plant, Red Prayerplant
suomi: Paavonnukkumatti
עברית: מרנטה
Bahasa Indonesia: Tanaman doa
italiano: Maranta
русский: Маранта беложильчатая
svenska: Moses stentavlor
中文: 豹纹竹芋