Marantaceae
Maranta

Maranta divaricata Roscoe

First published in Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 27 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Brazil. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2010). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zanotti, C.A., Ospina, J.C. & Keller, H.A. (2018). Sinopsis y novedades taxonómicas de la familia Marantaceae en la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 53: 469-486.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Maranta furcata.]
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Maranta gibba.]
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín. [Cited as Maranta gibba.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2010). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Isabelle, M. [s.n.] Brazil K001731701 No
Braga, J.M.A. [7203] Brazil K001247566 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2741] Brazil K002188570 No
Riedel [872] Brazil K002188569 No
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K002188565 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001731702 No
{Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Santana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; E. B. dos Santos} [22182] Brazil K001247565 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [1411] Paraguay K002188564 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K002188609 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001247564 Yes
s.coll. [86] Brazil K002188566 No
Glaziou, A. [18548] Brazil K002188567 No
Woolston, A.L. [1411] Paraguay K002188563 No
Falkenberg, D.B. [2431] Brazil K001274267 Yes
Glaziou [4246] Brazil K002188568 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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