prayer plants
Calathea
Calathea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. They are commonly called calatheas or (like their relatives) prayer plants. About 200 species formerly assigned to Calathea are now in the genus Goeppertia. Calathea currently contains around 60 species. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. The young leaves and bracts can retain pools of water called phytotelmata, that provide habitat for many invertebrates.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
pampano
speciesCalathea lutea
Rattlesnake Plant
speciesCalathea crotalifera
Calathea guzmanioides
speciesCalathea guzmanioides
Calathea lasiostachya
speciesCalathea lasiostachya
Calathea platystachya
speciesCalathea platystachya
Calathea spiralis
speciesCalathea spiralis
Calathea lateralis
speciesCalathea lateralis
Calathea ischnosiphonoides
speciesCalathea ischnosiphonoides
Calathea casupito
speciesCalathea casupito
Calathea recurvata
speciesCalathea recurvata
Calathea monstera
speciesCalathea monstera
Calathea erythrolepis
speciesCalathea erythrolepis
Calathea fredgandersii
speciesCalathea fredgandersii
Calathea timothei
speciesCalathea timothei
Calathea brenesii
speciesCalathea brenesii
Calathea utilis
speciesCalathea utilis
Calathea caesariata
speciesCalathea caesariata
Calathea carlae
speciesCalathea carlae
Calathea marantina
speciesCalathea marantina
Calathea chiriquensis
speciesCalathea chiriquensis
Calathea similis
speciesCalathea similis
Calathea neillii
speciesCalathea neillii
Calathea retroflexa
speciesCalathea retroflexa
Calathea calderon-saenzii
speciesCalathea calderon-saenzii
Calathea plurispicata
speciesCalathea plurispicata
Calathea anderssonii
speciesCalathea anderssonii
Calathea verruculosa
speciesCalathea verruculosa
Calathea galdamesiana
speciesCalathea galdamesiana
Calathea jondule
speciesCalathea jondule
Calathea rubribracteata
speciesCalathea rubribracteata
Calathea hagbergii
speciesCalathea hagbergii
Calathea harlingii
speciesCalathea harlingii
Calathea confusa
speciesCalathea confusa
Calathea asplundii
speciesCalathea asplundii
Calathea nitens
speciesCalathea nitens
Calathea inscripta
speciesCalathea inscripta
Calathea trianae
speciesCalathea trianae
Calathea striata
speciesCalathea striata
Calathea gentryi
speciesCalathea gentryi
Calathea fredii
speciesCalathea fredii
Calathea lanibracteata
speciesCalathea lanibracteata
Calathea yawankama
speciesCalathea yawankama
Calathea cofaniorum
speciesCalathea cofaniorum
Calathea croatii
speciesCalathea croatii
Calathea toroi
speciesCalathea toroi
Calathea velutinifolia
speciesCalathea velutinifolia
Calathea tarrazuensis
speciesCalathea tarrazuensis
Calathea neurophylla
speciesCalathea neurophylla
Calathea multispicata
speciesCalathea multispicata
Calathea shishicoensis
speciesCalathea shishicoensis
Calathea ravenii
speciesCalathea ravenii
Calathea barryi
speciesCalathea barryi
Calathea anulque
speciesCalathea anulque
Calathea congesta
speciesCalathea congesta
Calathea lanicaulis
speciesCalathea lanicaulis
Calathea pluriplicata
speciesCalathea pluriplicata
Calathea latrinotecta
speciesCalathea latrinotecta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68039.