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Thalia geniculata L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 1193 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Zingiberales
family
Marantaceae
genus
Thalia
species
Thalia geniculata

Name

Synonyms
Maranta arundinacea Billb.
Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl.
Maranta flexuosa C.Presl
Maranta geniculata (L.) Lam.
Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr.
Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr.
Thalia altissima Klotzsch
Thalia angustifolia C.Wright
Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
Thalia caerulea Ridl.
Thalia dipetala Gagnep.
Thalia divaricata Chapm.
Thalia erecta Vell.
Thalia geniculata f. rheumoides Shuey
Thalia geniculata var. pubescens Körn.
Thalia geniculata var. villosa Körn.
Thalia geniculata var. villosa Körn. ex K.Schum.
Thalia schumanniana De Wild.
Thalia schumanniana DeWild.
Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep.
Homonyms
Thalia geniculata L.
Common names
Bijao in Spanish
arrowroot in English
bent alligator-flag in English
fire-flag in English
fire-flag in language.
stor thalia in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Pérez-Vásquez, N. D. S., Arias-Rios, J. & Quirós-Rodríguez, J. A. 2015. Variación espacio-temporal de plantas vasculares acuáticas en el complejo cenagoso del bajo Sinú, Córdoba, Colombia. Acta Biológica Colombiana, 20(3), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v20n3.45380
  3. Sp. Pl.,3,1753
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