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Calathea steyermarkii, a new Venezuelan species in the Ornata group (Marantaceae)

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Calathea steyermarkii from northwest Venezuela is described as new. It belongs to the “Ornata group.” The juvenile foliage has a dark green to blackishgreen band along the midrib above. In some populations the outer staminode of the flower is lacking.

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  • Kennedy, H. 1986. Two new striped-leaved species ofCalathea (Marantaceae) from Ecuador. Canad. J. Bot. 64: 1321–1326.

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  1. Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, V6T 2B1, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Helen Kennedy

  2. Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, 96822, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Kenneth Nagata

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Kennedy, H., Nagata, K. Calathea steyermarkii, a new Venezuelan species in the Ornata group (Marantaceae). Brittonia 41, 164–166 (1989). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807528

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