Calathea picturata

Calathea picturata is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to northwest Brazil.[2] It is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 35–40 cm (14–16 in). The leaves are dark green above, purple below, marked heavily with silver along the veins and midriff. It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.[3]

Calathea picturata
Calathea picturata 'Argentea'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Calathea
Species:
C. picturata
Binomial name
Calathea picturata
K.Koch & Linden
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea gouletii Stapf
  • Calathea van-den-heckei (Lem.) Regel
  • Maranta picturata (K.Koch & Linden) K.Koch & Linden
  • Maranta van-den-heckei Verschaff. ex Lem.
  • Phrynium van-den-heckei Lem.
  • Phyllodes picturata (K.Koch & Linden) Kuntze

Under the synonym Goeppertia picturata the cultivar 'Argentea', with silver leaves edged in green, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References
  1. Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden, The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-223187
  2. Karl Heinrich Emil Koch & Jean Jules Linden. 1863. Wochenscrift des Vereines zur Befördung des Gärtenbaues in den Königlichen Preussischen Staaten für Gärtnerei und Pflanzenkunde 6(44): 346, Calathea picturata
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Goeppertia picturata 'Argentea'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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