Marantaceae
Calathea

Calathea casupito (Jacq.) G.Mey.

First published in Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 10 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Trinidad. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jenman, G.S. [7541B] Guyana K002919717 Yes
{J. van Rooden; Akkermans, L.M.A.} [85] Venezuela K002185173 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [7514] Guyana K002919716 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [7514] Guyana K002919718 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6215] Trinidad and Tobago K002919708 Yes
{Milliken; Bevan; Smart} [42] Venezuela K002185174 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [24] Trinidad and Tobago K002919706 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5673] Trinidad and Tobago K002919707 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Agostini, G. [91107] Venezuela K002185170 Yes
Agostini, G.; Steyermark, J.A. [91107] Venezuela K002185171 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002919710 Yes
{J. van Rooden; Akkermans, L.M.A.} [85] Venezuela K002185172 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [2212] Venezuela K002185169 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V. [4557] Guyana K002919715 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L.; Boyan, R. [44924] Guyana K002919719 Yes
{Broadway} [6215] Trinidad and Tobago K002919709 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [2212] Venezuela K002185168 Yes
Graham, V. [431] Trinidad and Tobago K002919711 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0