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Calathea zebrina

COMMON NAME

Zebra plant

TYPE

Low Foliage

FAMILY

Marantaceae

NOTES

A lush foliage plant that sports large ovate leaves at the very tips of long stalks. The velvety patterned leaves with bright hues of green are marked with stripes that resemble the stripes on a zebra.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Southeastern Brazil

NATIVE HABITAT

Rainforest

WEB SOURCES

wikipedia.org

davisla.wordpress.com

missouribotanicalgarden.org



Calathea zebrina