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Calathea maasiorum (Marantaceae), a new species from French Guiana and Surinam

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Calathea maasiorum from French Guiana and Surinam is described as new. It belongs toCalathea sectionBreviscapus Bentham. The foliage is patterned with a light green band along the midrib above. This new species has previously been confused withC. cyclophora Baker from Amazonian Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana but it is distinguished fromC. cyclophora by the absence of bracteoles, the elliptic to obovate leaf blade, and shorter (1–2 cm long) bracts.

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  1. Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, B.C., Canada

    Helen Kennedy

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Kennedy, H. Calathea maasiorum (Marantaceae), a new species from French Guiana and Surinam. Brittonia 47, 156–159 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806955

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