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Oxyceros chinensis (Oxyceros chinensis)

Description

Calathea roseopicta rose-painted calathea is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to northwest Brazil. It is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 50 cm 20 in. The large rounded leaves are dark green above, red below, marked heavily with cream or pink stripes "painted" along the veins and midriff, with feathered margins. It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C 61 °F required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Gentianales