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− | '''''Stromanthe''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Marantaceae]].
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− | Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. B.M. 4646 (as Phrynium). —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border. | + | Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border. |
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| Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath. | | Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath. |
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− | ==Species== | + | ==Varieties== |
− | It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
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− | * ''[[Stromanthe ramosissima]]'', L.Andersson
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− | * ''[[Stromanthe porteana]]''
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− | * ''[[Stromanthe sanguinea]]''
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |