Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Ctenanthe |
| Species: | C. oppenheimiana
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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]
Synonyms
- Calathea oppenheimiana E.Morren
- Maranta herderiana Regel
- Maranta oppenheimiana (E.Morren) Petersen
- Phyllodes oppenheimiana (E.Morren) Kuntze
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cv. ‘Tricolor’
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References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Clenante oppenheimiana 'Tricolor'". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 302. ISBN 9781405332965.
- ^ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 155–156, Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
- ^ Morren, Charles Jacques Édouard. 1875. La Belgique Horticole 1875: 271, t. 15–17, f. 3, Calathea oppenheimiana
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