Ctenanthe

Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Ctenanthe Eichler

Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884.[1][2] They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil).[3][4] They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of 13 °C (55 °F).[5]

Species

The genus has the following species:[3]

• Ctenanthe amabilis - Brazil
• Ctenanthe amphiandina - Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia[6]
• Ctenanthe burle-marxii - Espírito Santo
• Ctenanthe casupoides - E + S Brazil, Misiones
• Ctenanthe compressa - Venezuela, Brazil
• Ctenanthe dasycarpa - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
• Ctenanthe ericae - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Acre, Rondônia
• Ctenanthe glabra - Brazil
• Ctenanthe kummerana - Rio de Janeiro
• Ctenanthe lanceolata - S + SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe lubbersiana - Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina
• Ctenanthe marantifolia - SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe muelleri - S + SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe oppenheimiana - Bahia
• Ctenanthe setosa - S + E Brazil

Awards

The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit has been awarded to the following:

• Ctenanthe amabilis[7]
• Ctenanthe lubbersiana [8] (common name: bamburanta), which grows to 2 m (7 ft) and bears large, oval leaves up to 30 cm (12 in) long, heavily striped and mottled with yellow
• Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor' [9] (common name "never-never plant"), which grows to 2 m (7 ft) with narrow, oval leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long with V-shaped silver patterns above and maroon below.[10]

References

1. Eichler, August Wilhelm. 1884. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1884: 81-84 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
2. Tropicos, Ctenanthe Eichler
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
6. Tropicos, specimens for Ctenanthe amphiandina L. Andersson
7. "Ctenanthe amabilis". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
8. "Ctenanthe lubbersiana'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
9. "Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
10. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín