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Maranta friedrichsthaliana (Maranta friedrichsthaliana)

Description

Thalia is a genus of six currently recognized species found in aquatic or marshy habitats, ranging in Africa from Senegal to Sudan to Zimbabwe, and in the Americas from Illinois to Argentina. Alligator-flag is a common name for plants in this genus. The generic name is in honor of Johannes Thal (1542-1583), a German doctor who wrote a Flora of the Harz Mountains.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Zingiberales

            • Family: Marantaceae

              • Genus: Maranta