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Family: Marantaceae Life
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There are 31 genera and 550 species (tropics and subtropics,
mainly American), none of which is native to southern Africa. Five genera
and nine species have been recorded as being cultivated in southern Africa.
Genera cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Calathea
Four species cultivated. |
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Maranta
Two species cultivated. |
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Stromanthe sanguinea
Native to Brazil. |
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Ctenanthe setosa
Native to Brazil. |
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Thalia dealbata
Native to the southeastern USA. |
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