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Calathea

The genus Calathea is in the family Marantaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Calathea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Calathea ackermannii Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea acuminata Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea aemula Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea affinis Fenzl ex Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea albertii (Pynaert & Van Geert) L.H.Bailey & Raffill Accepted H WCSP
Calathea albovaginata (K.Koch & Linden) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea allenii Woodson Accepted H WCSP
Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea altissima (Poepp. & Endl.) Horan. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea amazonica H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea anderssonii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea angustifolia Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea annae H.A.Kenn. & Marcelo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea anulque H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea applicata Jacob-Makoy ex E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea argyraea Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea argyrophylla (Linden ex K.Koch) L.H.Bailey & Raffill Accepted H WCSP
Calathea arrabidae Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea asplundii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea atropurpurea Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Calathea attenuata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea bachemiana E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea bantae H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea baraquinii (Lem.) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea barbata Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea bella (W.Bull) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea bellula Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea blanda (Nees) Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea bracteosa Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea brasiliensis Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea brenesii Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea brevipes Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea brunnescens (K.Koch) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea buchtienii Pax Accepted H WCSP
Calathea burle-marxii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea caesariata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cannoides (Nicolson, Steyerm. & Sivad.) H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea capitata (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea caquetensis S.Suárez & Galeano Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cardenasii Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cartaractarum K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea casupito (Jacq.) G.Mey. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea chimboracensis (Linden) Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea chrysantha Horan. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea chrysoleuca (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cinerea Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cleistantha Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea clivorum H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea coccinea Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea colombiana L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea colorata (Hook.) Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea communis Wand. & S.Vieira Accepted H WCSP
Calathea comosa (L.f.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea compacta S.Suárez & Galeano Accepted H WCSP
Calathea concolor Eichler ex Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea congesta H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea contrafenestra H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea coriacea H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea crocata E.Morren & Joriss. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea crotalifera S.Watson Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cuneata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea curaraya H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cyclophora Baker Accepted H WCSP
Calathea cylindrica (Roscoe) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea densa (K.Koch & Linden) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea dicephala (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea dilabens L.Andersson & H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea divaricata Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea dodsonii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea donnell-smithii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea dressleri H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea dryadica J.M.A.Braga Accepted H WCSP
Calathea eburnea André & Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ecuadoriana H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea eichleri Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea elegans H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea enclitica J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea erecta L.Andersson & H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea erythrolepis L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea eximia (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Körn. ex Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea exscapa (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea exserta Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea fasciata (Linden ex K.Koch) Regel & Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea fatimae H.A.Kenn. & Marcelo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea flavescens Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea foliosa Rowlee ex Woodson & Schery Accepted H WCSP
Calathea fragilis Gleason Accepted H WCSP
Calathea fucata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea gandersii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea gardneri Baker Accepted H WCSP
Calathea glaziovii Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea gloriana J.D.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea grandis Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea granvillei L.Andersson & H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea grazielae H.A.Kenn. & Marcelo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea guianensis Klotzsch ex Benth. & Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea guzmanioides L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea gymnocarpa H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hagbergii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hammelii J.D.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea harlingii H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hieroglyphica Linden & André Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hirta Ravenna Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hopkinsii Forzza Accepted H WCSP
Calathea humilis S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Calathea hylaeanthoides J.D.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea incompta J.D.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea indecora Woodson Accepted H WCSP
Calathea inocephala (Kuntze) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea inscripta (W.Bull) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ischnosiphonoides H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea jagoriana Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea jocosa J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea joffilyana J.M.A.Braga Accepted H WCSP
Calathea kappleriana Körn. ex Horan. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea killipii L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea koernickeana Horan. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea kummeriana E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea laetevirens Huber Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lagoagriana H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lanata Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lancifolia Boom Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lanicaulis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lasiophylla H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lasiostachya Donn.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lasseriana Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lateralis (Ruiz & Pav.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea latifolia (Willd. ex Link) Klotzsch Accepted H WCSP
Calathea latrinotecta H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea legrelleana (Linden) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea leonia (Sander) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea leopardina (W.Bull) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea leucostachys Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea libbyana H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea liesneri H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lindbergii Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lindeniana Wallis Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lindmanii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea littoralis (Ledeb. ex Sweet) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea loeseneri J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea longibracteata (Sweet) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea longiflora H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea longipetiolata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea louisae Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lucianii (Linden) Cogn. & Marchal Accepted H WCSP
Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea maasiorum H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea macilenta Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea macrosepala K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea majestica (Linden) H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea makoyana E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea mandioccae Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea mansoi Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea marantifolia Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea marantina (Willd. ex Körn.) K.Koch Accepted H WCSP
Calathea martinicensis Urb. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea mediopicta (E.Morren) Jacob-Makoy ex E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea metallica Planch. & Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea micans (L.Mathieu) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea microcephala (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea mirabilis Jacob-Makoy ex E.Morren Accepted H WCSP
Calathea misantlensis Lascur. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea mishuyacu J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea modesta Brongn. ex Gris Accepted H WCSP
Calathea monophylla (Vell.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea multicincta H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea neblinensis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea neoviedii Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nidulans L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nigricans Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nigrocostata Linden & André Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nitens Ender Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nitidifolia H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea nobilis (K.Koch) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea oblonga (Mart.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea orbifolia (Linden) H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ornata (Linden) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ovandensis Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ovata (Nees & Mart.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pachystachya (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pacifica Linden & André Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pallidicosta H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea panamensis Rowlee ex Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea paucifolia H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pavonii Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pavonina (K.Koch & Linden) Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pearcei Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea peruviana Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea petersenii Eggers Accepted H WCSP
Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pilosa Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pittieri K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea platystachya Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H WCSP
Calathea plicata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pluriplicata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea plurispicata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea poeppigiana Loes. ex H.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea polystachya K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea porphyrocaulis (W.Bull) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea portobelensis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea praecox S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Calathea prolifera (Vell.) J.M.A.Braga Accepted H WCSP
Calathea propinqua (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pruinata (W.Bull) N.E.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pseudoveitchiana H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pulchella (E.Morren) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea pumila (Vell.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea regalis (Rollison ex Lem.) H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea reginae J.M.A.Braga Accepted H WCSP
Calathea retroflexa J.D.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea robin-fosteri H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea robiniae H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea rodeckiana K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea roseobracteata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea roseopicta (Linden) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea rossii (Lodd. ex Sweet) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea rufibarba Fenzl Accepted H WCSP
Calathea rusbyi Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sanderiana (Sander) Gentil Accepted H WCSP
Calathea saxicola Hoehne Accepted H WCSP
Calathea schunkei H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sciuroides Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea selbyana H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sellowii Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea silvicola H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea silvosa J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea similis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea singularis H.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea soconuscum Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sophiae Huber Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sphaerocephala K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea spiralis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea splendida (Lem.) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea sprucei Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea squarrosa L.Andersson & H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea standleyi J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea stenostachys Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea steyermarkii H.A.Kenn. & Nagata Accepted H WCSP
Calathea straminea Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea striata H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea stromanthifolia Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea subtilis S.Moore Accepted H WCSP
Calathea taeniosa Joriss. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea timothei H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea tinalandia H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea trianae L.B.Sm. & Idrobo Accepted H WCSP
Calathea trichoneura H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea truncata (Link ex A.Dietr.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea tuberosa (Vell.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ucayalina Huber Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ulotricha J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea umbrosa Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea undulata (Linden & André) Linden & André Accepted H WCSP
Calathea ursina Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea utilis H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea vaginata Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Calathea varians (K.Koch & Mathieu) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea variegata (K.Koch) Linden ex Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea veitchiana Veitch ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea velutina (Poepp. & Endl.) Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea venusta H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea verapax Donn.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea verecunda H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea villosa (Lodd. ex Sweet) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea vinosa H.A.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea violacea (Roscoe) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea virginalis Linden ex Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea wallisii (Linden) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea warscewiczii (L. Mathieu ex Planch.) Planch. & Linden Accepted M TRO
Calathea warszewiczii (L.Mathieu ex Planch.) Planch. & Linden Accepted H WCSP
Calathea whitei Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Calathea widgrenii Körn. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea williamsii J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea wiotii (E.Morren) Regel Accepted H WCSP
Calathea zebrina (Sims) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP
Calathea zingiberina Körn. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 407 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Calathea. Of these 277 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 17 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Calathea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 407 species names for the genus Calathea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 277 68.1%
◕ Synonym 98 24.1%
◕ Unplaced 2 0.5%
◕ Unassessed 30 7.4%

All names

The status of the 424 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Calathea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 277 65.3%
◕ Synonym 115 27.1%
◕ Unplaced 2 0.5%
◕ Unassessed 30 7.1%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 407 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Calathea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 276 90 0 0 366 89.9%
Medium confidence 1 8 0 0 9 2.2%
Low confidence 0 0 2 30 32 7.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Calathea, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 8 0 30 0 39 9.6%
WCSP 276 90 2 0 0 368 90.4%