Stromanthe

Stromanthe
Stromanthe lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Stromanthe
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Synonyms
  • Marantopsis Körn.
  • Kerchovea Joriss.

Stromanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.

Species
  • Stromanthe angustifolia - Bolivia
  • Stromanthe bahiensis - Bahia
  • Stromanthe boliviana - Bolivia, NW Argentina
  • Stromanthe confusa - Bolivia
  • Stromanthe glabra - E + S Brazil
  • Stromanthe guapilesensis - Costa Rica
  • Stromanthe hjalmarssonii - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  • Stromanthe idroboi - Colombia, Venezuela
  • Stromanthe jacquinii - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
  • Stromanthe macrochlamys - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
  • Stromanthe palustris - Costa Rica
  • Stromanthe papillosa - SE + S Brazil
  • Stromanthe popolucana - Veracruz
  • Stromanthe porteana - E Brazil
  • Stromanthe ramosissima - Ecuador
  • Stromanthe sanguinea - Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon (synonym of S. thalia)
  • Stromanthe schottiana - E + SE Brazil
  • Stromanthe sellowiana - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
  • Stromanthe stromanthoides - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Acre
  • Stromanthe thalia - SE Brazil
  • Stromanthe tonckat - Trinidad, much of tropical Central + South America