Maranta leuconeura É.Morren

Prayerplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Maranta

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m 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) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 2-7
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Maranta leuconeura habit picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Maranta leuconeura leaf picture by pedrogc -- (cc-by-sa)
Maranta leuconeura leaf picture by Souza Gabriel (cc-by-sa)
Maranta leuconeura leaf picture by MÁRCIO NOGUEIRA (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Maranta leuconeura flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Maranta leuconeura flower picture by pedrogc -- (cc-by-sa)
Maranta leuconeura flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Maranta leuconeura world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:797361-1
WFO ID wfo-0000467179
COL ID 3XYDK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447850
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Calathea leuconeura Maranta depressa Maranta kerchoviana Maranta massangeana Calathea massangeana Maranta fascinator Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana Maranta leuconeura var. massangeana Maranta leuconeura var. leuconeura Maranta leuconeura