Calathea lancifolia Boom

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Calathea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Calathea lancifolia unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:565005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000342935
COL ID 5X6FQ
BDTFX ID 85198
INPN ID 611637
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Synonyms

Calathea insignis Calathea lancifolia