Stromanthe

Stromanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.^[2][3][4]

Species^[2]

• Stromanthe angustifolia - Bolivia
• Stromanthe bahiensis - Bahia
• Stromanthe boliviana - Bolivia, NW Argentina
• Stromanthe confusa - Bolivia
• Stromanthe glabra - E + S Brazil
• Stromanthe guapilesensis - Costa Rica
• Stromanthe hjalmarssonii - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
• Stromanthe idroboi - Colombia, Venezuela
• Stromanthe jacquinii - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
• Stromanthe macrochlamys - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
• Stromanthe palustris - Costa Rica
• Stromanthe papillosa - SE + S Brazil
• Stromanthe popolucana - Veracruz
• Stromanthe porteana - E Brazil
• Stromanthe ramosissima - Ecuador
• Stromanthe sanguinea - Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon (synonym of S. thalia)
• Stromanthe schottiana - E + SE Brazil
• Stromanthe sellowiana - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
• Stromanthe stromanthoides - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Acre
• Stromanthe thalia - SE Brazil
• Stromanthe tonckat - Trinidad, much of tropical Central + South America

Stromanthe
Stromanthe lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Stromanthe Sond.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Marantopsis Körn. Kerchovea Joriss.