Mass effect
Leaves
Inflorescences
In an ornamental application
Spent flowers
Calathea crotalifera S.Watson (Hawaii)
| Calathea crotalifera | |
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| Close-up of flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. crotalifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Calathea crotalifera | |
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Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant or rattle shaker or Cascabel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. [2] It is native to central and southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America as far south as Ecuador, and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico. [1] A rhizomatous perennial, its banana-like leaves reaching to 3 m (10 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical areas. [2] It has found use as an ornamental. [2] The yellow (or sometimes pink) flowers are in spikes up to 40 cm (16 in) high with each flower subtended by a saucer-like yellow bract. These flowers, like Canna , have a single petaloid stamen bearing a single locule. [3]
