Plants > Zingerberales > Marantaceae > Calathea

Genus Calathea

Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

Species in the genus Calathea of plants

Calathea anulque

Calathea chimboracensis

Calathea congesta

Calathea curaraya

Calathea dodsonii

Calathea ecuadoriana

Calathea gandersii

Calathea hagbergii

Calathea ischnosiphonoides

Calathea lanicaulis

Calathea latrinotecta

Calathea libbyana

Calathea multicinta

Calathea pallidicosta

Calathea paucifolia

Calathea petersenii

Calathea pluriplicata

Calathea plurispicata

Calathea roseobracteata

Calathea utilis

Calathea veitchiana - The plant was discovered near Cuenca by the Victorian plant collector, Richard Pearce in 1862, and named in honour of his employers, James Veitch & Sons.