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Calathea princeps (Linden)
Regal
Synonym
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Calathea gigas
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Family
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Marantaceae
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Distribution
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Native to the dim-lit South American
rain forest surfaces.
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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They are ideal for removing toxins
from the air, caused by cleaning products, modern furnishings that are made
of synthetic materials and so on.
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Key
botanical characters:
Calatheas are the most
gorgeous flowers of the Marantaceae family. Besides the lovely colorful
flowers, the foliage of Calathea is also very attractive, coming in varied
shapes and patterns, flower looks like a small vertical football of glacial
ice. Calatheas are one of the easy to grow tropical flowers. Calathea flowers
are pollinated mainly by bees and other bugs. Hummingbirds eat the Calthea
fruit and disperse the seeds around the forest.
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