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crotalifera

Taxon

Calathea crotalifera S.Watson

Protologue Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 86. 1889BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 167.jpg

Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 165.jpg

Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 166.jpg

Calathea crotalifera. 95725A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Calathea crotalifera--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 24 Feb 02.001.jpg

Calathea crotalifera--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 24 Feb 02.001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 148.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 148.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 154.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 154.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 149.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 149.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 151.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 151.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 152.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 153.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 153.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 150.jpg

Calathea crotalifera, Croat95227--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Rio San Juan. 23 Feb 05. 150.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela; introduced into Hawaii, Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

95725A

January 14, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

February 24, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, San José (Vázquez de Coronado Canton, Dulce Nombre de Jesús)

10.136111, -83.971944

Location Remarks

Puntar Los Charcos de Osa

Collectors

No collectors specified

Croat, T 95227

February 23, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo Canton)

1.078611, -78.666667

Location Remarks

Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Marantaceae

Genus

Calathea

Specific Epithet

crotalifera

Authorship

S.Watson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#303,315 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →