Calathea rufibarba

Calathea rufibarba (furry feather or velvet Calathea) is a flowering plant in the Marantaceae family native to Brazil.[2][1] The plant's common name is due to its fuzzy, fur-like underleaf texture,[3][4] which is unusual in its genus. Common as a houseplant,[5] the species requires warm temperatures, shade, and humidity to thrive, and may produce small yellow flowers.[6]

Calathea rufibarba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Calathea
Species:
C. rufibarba
Binomial name
Calathea rufibarba
Synonyms[1]
  • Goeppertia rufibarba
  • Phyllodes rufibarba

References
  1. "Species details". Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist.
  2. "Goeppertia rufibarba". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  3. "Kew Bulletin, Volume 11", Kew Bulletin, H.M. Stationery Office, p. 403, 1897
  4. Lisa Eldred Steinkopf (23 October 2017). Houseplants: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants. Cool Springs Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-59186-690-9.
  5. DK (1 March 2010). How to Grow Practically Everything. DK Publishing. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-7566-7001-6.
  6. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1897), "Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 123", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Academic Press
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