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.
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
Location
Costa Rica
10.136111, -83.971944
Location Remarks
Puntar Los Charcos de Osa
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas
1.078611, -78.666667
Location Remarks
Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Calathea
Specific Epithet
crotalifera
Authorship
S.Watson
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#303,315 of 335,497
Top 91%
Extinction probability
11%