Maranta splendida

Plant Characteristics

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Read about Maranta splendida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Maranta splendida, Lem. Glabrous: lvs. 2 ft. or less long, the blade large, oblong-lanceolate, with base subcordate or somewhat cuneate, short-acute at apex, above shining dark green and marked with pale green transverse bars, beneath violet-red. Brazil. I.H. 13:467, 468.—By some regarded as Calathea (C. splendida, Regel), but its position is doubtful. Resembles Calathea Veitchiana, but more robust. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

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

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