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June 2025

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genus

Calathea G.Mey.

This genus name was first published in Prim. Fl. Esseq. : 6 (1818)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005972.

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Calathea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea ackermani Körn. wfo-0001078204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea blanda (Nees) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 253 (1840) wfo-0000342797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea boliviana Pax in Buchtien, Contrib. Fl. Boliv. 96 (1910), nomen. wfo-0001041926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea carioca H.Kenn. wfo-0001078262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea chrysantha Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. : 13 (1862) wfo-0000342819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea discolor G.Mey. ex Eggers Bot. Centralbl. 53: 307 (1893) wfo-0000342851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea forgetii Stapf wfo-0001078206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea furcata H.Kenn. Fl. Ecuador 32: 133, fig. 1988 wfo-0001078261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea grazielae H.Kenn. & J.M.A.Braga Phytologia 82(2): 101. 1997 [28 Nov 1997] wfo-0000342893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea idroboi H.Kenn. wfo-0001078250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea illustris hort. ex M.P.Corrêa Dicc. Pl. Ut. Bras. 1: 380 (1926) wfo-0000342908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea inocephala (Kuntze) H.Kenn. & Nicolson Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 501. 1975 wfo-0001078232
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea iocosa J.F.Macbr. wfo-0001078207
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea kegeljani hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 43 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001353707
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea koernickeana Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. 12. 1862 wfo-0000342927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea lineata Huber wfo-0001078210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea linharesana H.Kenn. wfo-0001249964
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea littoralis (Ledeb. ex Sweet) Körn. Gartenflora vii. 88 (1858). wfo-0000342964
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea metallica Körn. ex Regel Gartenflora (1858) 88. wfo-0000342994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea mirandae Huber wfo-0001078212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea ornata var. majestica (Linden) Regel wfo-0000343025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea ornata var. majestica (Linden) Regel Gartenflora 28: 295 1879 wfo-0001078259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea ornata var. regalis (Rollisson ex Lem.) Peters Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 95 (1890) wfo-0000343027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea osa H.Kenn. wfo-0001078253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea pavonina K.Koch & Linden Belgique Hort. xv. (1865) 99. wfo-0000343040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea propinquum Körn. wfo-0001078213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea pseudo-illustris Huber wfo-0001078214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea sagoriana (G.Nicholson) L.H.Bailey & Raffill Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2: 621 (1914) wfo-1000036831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea sanderiana (Mast.) L.Gentil Liste Pl. Cult. Serres Chaudes Jard. Bot. État 117 (1907) wfo-1000081032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea schottiana Fenzl Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 109. 1890 [1 Jan 1890] wfo-0001352265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea seemannii (Anon.) G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 238 (1884) wfo-1000036845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea sellowiana Körn. wfo-0001078247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea strobilifera (Miq.) Körn. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(I): 143 (1862) wfo-1200062764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea sucrei H.Kenn. wfo-0001078257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calathea ulei Loes. wfo-0001078215