Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Zingiberales

›

Marantaceae

›

Thalia

›

geniculata

Taxon

Thalia geniculata L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1193. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Thalia geniculata--Costa Rica. Prov. Guanacaste. Palo Verde Biol. Sta., Rio Tempisque. 2 Apr 03. 045.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Costa Rica. Prov. Guanacaste. Palo Verde Biol. Sta., Rio Tempisque. 2 Apr 03. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Costa Rica. Prov. Guanacaste. Palo Verde Biol. Sta., Rio Tempisque. 2 Apr 03. 047.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Costa Rica. Prov. Guanacaste. Palo Verde Biol. Sta., Rio Tempisque. 2 Apr 03. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 156.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 156.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 155.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 155.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 153.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 153.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 158.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 150.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 150.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 149.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 149.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 154.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 154.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 151.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 151.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 159.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 152.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 157.jpg

Thalia geniculata--Thailand. Queen Sirikit Arboretum, ca Khon Kaen. 11 Mch 08. 157.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 60 botanical countries across Africa, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 11, 2008

Location

Thailand, Pathum Thani (Queen Sirikit Arboretum Garden)

Location Remarks

On the Asian Institute of Technology Campus in Pathumthani, 42 km north of Bangkok.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

April 2, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Marantaceae

Genus

Thalia

Specific Epithet

geniculata

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#187,599 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →