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Cigar Calathea

Calathea Lutea

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

this is an ornamental in a friend's yard near my home. This is the first time I saw the blooms.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica. This plant receives irrigation.

Notes:

This plant is well over ten feet high and the inflorescences are easily 7 inches without the stem.

Reference Links:

Calathea lutea - Meet the Plants - National Tropical Botanical Garden Plant D…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LarryGraziano
I found it Edward. We were both right...so to speak. The Calathea and the Heliconia are Zingiberales
LarryGraziano
The major difference between this and the heliconia is that the inflorescenses come from one major stem. In this case there were 3 to 6 per stem depending on the age of the stem.

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Mission
Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011

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