Stromanthe

Stromanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina. Species Stromanthe angustifolia - Bolivia Stromanthe bahiensis - Bahia Stromanthe boliviana - Bolivia, NW Argentina Stromanthe confusa - Bolivia Stromanthe glabra - E + S Brazil Stromanthe guapilesensis - Costa Rica Stromanthe hjalmarssonii - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Stromanthe idroboi - Colombia, Venezuela Stromanthe jacquinii - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador Stromanthe macrochlamys - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia Stromanthe palustris - Costa Rica Stromanthe papillosa - SE + S Brazil Stromanthe popolucana - Veracruz Stromanthe porteana - E Brazil Stromanthe ramosissima - Ecuador Stromanthe sanguinea - Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon (synonym of S. thalia) Stromanthe schottiana - E + SE Brazil Stromanthe sellowiana - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro Stromanthe stromanthoides - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Acre Stromanthe thalia - SE Brazil Stromanthe tonckat - Trinidad, much of tropical Central + South America

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