page_title: Calathea
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Calathea / Species
caption_attribution_description: Korbmarante - Calathea crocata
context_page_description: Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are several dozen species in this genus. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. They are commonly called calatheas or prayer plants.
context_section_description: Calathea aberrans Huber (1906) = Calathea pachystachya (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. (1862)
  Calathea achira (Poepp. & Endl.) Petersen (1890) = Calathea capitata (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. (1829)
  Calathea albertii
  Calathea albicans Brongn. ex Gris (1859) = Calathea micans (L.Mathieu) Körn. (1858)
  Calathea allouia var. violacea (Roscoe) Woodson (1942)  = Calathea violacea (Roscoe) Lindl.(1834)
  Calathea allouia – Leren
  Calathea altissima
  Calathea amplissima Petersen (1890) = Calathea ovata (Nees & Mart.) Lindl. (1829)
  Calathea anulque
  Calathea arrecta Lindl. & André (1871) = Calathea ornata (Linden) Körn. (1858)
  Calathea bambusacea Poepp. & Endl. (1838) = Ischnosiphon gracilis subsp. gracilis
  Calathea bantae H.A.Kenn
  Calathea barbillana Cufod. (1932) = Calathea inocephala (Kuntze) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.  (1902)
  Calathea bella
  Calathea bicolor (Ker Gawl.) Steud. (1840) = Maranta cristata  Nees & Mart. (1823)
  Calathea binotii Gentil (1932) = Calathea zebrina  (Sims) Lindl. (1829)
  Calathea bullii K.Schum. (1902) = Calathea warszewiczii (L.Mathieu ex Planch.) Planch. & Linden (1855)
  Calathea burle-marxii
  Calathea cachibou (Jacq.) Lindl. ex Horan. (1862) = Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. (1822): known in Guatemala as "maxan" and used to wrap tamales
  Calathea cardiophylla K.Schum. (1902) = Calathea bella  (W.Bull) Regel (1879)
  Calathea chimboracensis
  Calathea chlorosticta Regel (1879) = Calathea angustifolia  Körn. (1858)
  Calathea composita Klotzsch (1849) = Monotagma spicatum (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr. (1931)
  Calathea conferta Benth. (1883) = Marantochloa conferta  (Benth.) A.C.Ley (2011)
  Calathea congesta
  Calathea contamanensis Huber  (1906) = Calathea sanderiana (Sander) Gentil (1907)
  Calathea contrafenestra
  Calathea crocata E.Morren & Joriss.: "eternal flame"
  Calathea crotalifera
  Calathea curaraya
  Calathea cylindrica
  Calathea dasycarpa Donn.Sm. (1901) = Ctenanthe dasycarpa  (Donn.Sm.) K.Schum. (1902)
  Calathea discolor G.Mey. (1818) = Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. (1822)
  Calathea discolor G.Mey. ex Eggers (1893), nom. illeg. unplaced name
  Calathea dodsonii
  Calathea dubia (Roem. & Schult.) Lindl. (1829) = Monotagma spicatum  (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr.  (1931)
  Calathea duidae Steyerm.  (1951) = Calathea fragilis Gleason (1929)
  Calathea ecuadoriana
  Calathea elegans
  Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K.Schum. is an accepted name
  Calathea fasciculata C.Presl  (1827) = Phrynium fasciculatum  (C.Presl) Horan. (1862)
  Calathea gandersii
  Calathea gigas Gagnep. (1903) = Calathea majestica (Linden) H.A.Kenn. (1986)
  Calathea glaziovii Petersen (1890), nom. illeg.  = Calathea albertii  (Pynaert & Van Geert) L.H.Bailey & Raffill (1914)
  Calathea gouletii Stapf, (1906) = Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden (1863)
  Calathea gracilis Petersen (1889) = Calathea widgrenii Körn. (1862)
  Calathea grandiflora (Roscoe) K.Schum. (1902) = Calathea flavescens Lindl. (1825)
  Calathea grandifolia Lindl. (1829) = Calathea villosa (Lodd. ex G.Don) Lindl. (1834)
  Calathea hagbergii
  Calathea hookeri (Hook.) Eichler (1884)= Calathea colorata (Hook.) Benth. (1883)
  Calathea illustris (Linden) N.E.Br. (1882) = Calathea roseopicta (Linden) Regel (1869)
  Calathea illustris M.P.Corrêa (1926), nom. illeg. unplaced name
  Calathea imperialis (Burgerstein & Abel) L.H.Bailey  (1914) = Calathea majestica (Linden) H.A.Kenn. (1986)
  Calathea insignis Petersen (1890) = Calathea crotalifera S.Watson (1889)
  Calathea insignis Petersen ex Eggers (1893), nom. illeg.  = Calathea crotalifera S.Watson (1889)
  Calathea insignis W.Bull (1905), nom. illeg.  = Calathea lancifolia Boom (1905): "rattlesnake plant"
  Calathea ischnosiphonoides
  Calathea juncea Spreng.  (1824) = Ischnosiphon arouma (Aubl.) Körn. (1859)
  Calathea kerchoveana Gentil (1907) = Maranta cristata Nees & Mart. (1823)
  Calathea klugii J.F.Macbr. (1931) = Calathea micans (L.Mathieu) Körn. (1858)
  Calathea koernickeana Regel (1874), nom. illeg.  = Calathea variegata (K.Koch) Linden ex Körn. (1858)
  Calathea lagunae Woodson (1942) = Calathea marantifolia Standl. (1927)
  Calathea lanceolata Körn. (1862) = Calathea latifolia (Willd. ex Link) Klotzsch (184
caption: Calathea crocata inflorescence
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