Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil). They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of 13 °C (55 °F).
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Never-never-plant
speciesCtenanthe oppenheimiana
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
speciesCtenanthe burle-marxii
Ctenanthe lubbersiana
speciesCtenanthe lubbersiana
Ctenanthe amabilis
speciesCtenanthe amabilis
Ctenanthe dasycarpa
speciesCtenanthe dasycarpa
Ctenanthe compressa
speciesCtenanthe compressa
Ctenanthe muelleri
speciesCtenanthe muelleri
Ctenanthe marantifolia
speciesCtenanthe marantifolia
Ctenanthe kummeriana
speciesCtenanthe kummeriana
Never Never Plant
speciesCtenanthe setosa
Ctenanthe ericae
speciesCtenanthe ericae
Ctenanthe lanceolata
speciesCtenanthe lanceolata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142455.