Ctenanthe oppenheimiana

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana, the giant bamburanta or never never plant, is a species of flowering plant of family Marantaceae and is a native of Brazil.[1] It is an evergreen perennial. The cultivar ‘Tricolor’ is an ornamental variety, which as a houseplant in the UK has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2] (confirmed 2017).[3] This plant can grow to more than 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, with long narrow leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) in length. These are dark green, heavily and irregularly marked with cream stripes, and wine-red on the undersides (hence 'Tricolor').[4][5][6]

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Ctenanthe
Species:
C. oppenheimiana
Binomial name
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
(E.Morr) K.Schum

Synonyms

  • Calathea oppenheimiana E.Morren
  • Maranta herderiana Regel
  • Maranta oppenheimiana (E.Morren) Petersen
  • Phyllodes oppenheimiana (E.Morren) Kuntze

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
  2. "RHS Plantfinder - Clenante oppenheimiana 'Tricolor'". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 302. ISBN 9781405332965.
  5. Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 155–156, Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
  6. Morren, Charles Jacques Édouard. 1875. La Belgique Horticole 1875: 271, t. 15–17, f. 3, Calathea oppenheimiana

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