Marantochloa mannii
Also known as: Calathea mannii Benth. +5 more
- Calathea mannii Benth.
- Clinogyne hensii (Baker) K.Schum.
- Marantochloa hensii (Baker) Pellegr.
- Phrynium hensii Baker
- Phrynium mannii (Benth.) K.Schum.
- Phyllodes mannii (Benth.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Marantaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Marantochloa mannii is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre