Ctenanthe

Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884.^[1][2] They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America (primarily Brazil).^[3][4] They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of 13 °C (55 °F).^[5]

Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Ctenanthe Eichler

Species

The genus has the following species:^[3]

• Ctenanthe amabilis - Brazil
• Ctenanthe amphiandina - Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia^[6]
• Ctenanthe burle-marxii - Espírito Santo
• Ctenanthe casupoides - E + S Brazil, Misiones
• Ctenanthe compressa - Venezuela, Brazil
• Ctenanthe dasycarpa - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
• Ctenanthe ericae - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Acre, Rondônia
• Ctenanthe glabra - Brazil
• Ctenanthe kummerana - Rio de Janeiro
• Ctenanthe lanceolata - S + SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe lubbersiana - Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina
• Ctenanthe marantifolia - SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe muelleri - S + SE Brazil
• Ctenanthe oppenheimiana - Bahia
• Ctenanthe setosa - S + E Brazil

Awards

The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit has been awarded to the following:

• Ctenanthe amabilis^[7]
• Ctenanthe lubbersiana ^[8] (common name: bamburanta), which grows to 2 m (7 ft) and bears large, oval leaves up to 30 cm (12 in) long, heavily striped and mottled with yellow
• Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor' ^[9] (common name "never-never plant"), which grows to 2 m (7 ft) with narrow, oval leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long with V-shaped silver patterns above and maroon below.^[10]