Thalia

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Read about Thalia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Thalia (named after Johann Thalius, a German naturalist; died 1588). Marantaceae. Perennial marsh or aquatic herbs, some of them hardy, others suitable for the warm- or greenhouse. Leaves few, large, long-petioled, often canna-like: panicles terminal; fls. in pairs along the branches forming lax spikes, the pairs in a 2-valved spathe; sepals 3, free, equal, membranaceous; petals 3, free or very shortly connate; lobes of the androecium petaloid, very irregular; lip broad, crested within; anthers 1-celled; ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, stigma 2-lipped: caps. oblong-ovoid or globose.—Schumann (Das Pflanzenreich, hft. 11) accepts 7 species, in Trop. and warm Temp. America. T. sanguinea, Lem.-Stromanthe sanguinea. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

• Thalia dealbata

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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