Specimen profile Növényprofil

Maranta leuconeura

Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands "in-prayer"), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous per... Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands "in-prayer"), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous per...

Common name Köznév Prayerplant
FamilyCsalád Marantaceae
GenusNemzetség Maranta

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Maranta leuconeura
Common name Köznév Prayerplant
FamilyCsalád Marantaceae
GenusNemzetség Maranta

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Prayerplant
  • Ten-commandments

Botanical Garden LocationBotanikus kerti elhelyezkedés

Tropical ferns Trópusi páfrányok (6)

View this location on the map pageMegtekintés a térképen

This plant is part of the Tropical ferns and other shade-loving plants collection. Ez a növény az Trópusi páfrányok és más árnyékkedvelő növények gyűjtemény része.

ToxicityMérgezés

HumansEmberek
unknown ismeretlen
CatsMacskák DogsKutyák
not toxic nem mérgező

AboutLeírás

Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands "in-prayer"), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to 12 cm (5 in) long. The plant spreads itself horizontally, carpeting an entire small area of forest floor, sending roots into the substrate at each leaf node. Maranta, in-addition to fellow "prayer-plant" genera (like Calathea, Ctenanthe, Goeppertia and Stromanthe), is related to such groups as Alpinia, Ensete, Canna, Curcuma, Heliconia, Musa and Zingiber.

Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands "in-prayer"), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to 12 cm (5 in) long. The plant spreads itself horizontally, carpeting an entire small area of forest floor, sending roots into the substrate at each leaf node. Maranta, in-addition to fellow "prayer-plant" genera (like Calathea, Ctenanthe, Goeppertia and Stromanthe), is related to such groups as Alpinia, Ensete, Canna, Curcuma, Heliconia, Musa and Zingiber. (English fallback)(angol tartalék)

Native DistributionTermészetes elterjedés

Brazil Peru Brazília Peru
Detailed RegionsRészletes régiók

Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast Bahia Ceará Brazil Southeast Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazil West-Central Goiás Mato Grosso do Sul Introduced into Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf Southern America Western South America Colombia

Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast Bahia Ceará Brazil Southeast Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazil West-Central Goiás Mato Grosso do Sul Introduced into Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf Southern America Western South America Colombia

Data confidenceAdat megbízhatóság: medium

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Calathea fascinator (L.Linden & Rodigas) L.H.Bailey
  • Calathea kerchoveana (É.Morren) André
  • Calathea leuconeura (É.Morren) G.Nicholson