Calathea crotalifera
COMMON NAME | Rattlesnake Plant, Rattle Shaker,
Rattlesnake Ginger, Yellow Rattleshaker |
TYPE | Low
Foliage |
FAMILY | Marantaceae |
NOTES | Large,
erect herbaceous plant forms clumps up to 3 m tall. Large, oval to egg-shaped leaves
are held upright by long petioles which emerge from the ground. The inflorescence is composed of
yellow boat-shaped bracts which are tightly stacked in 2 adjacent files that
resemble the tail of a rattlesnake |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Mexico, Central America, and South America. |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Humid
forests |
WEB SOURCES |
