Calathea ornata (also called variously striped, pin-stripe, or pin-stripe calathea) is a species of perennial plant in the family known as the prayer plants. It is native to South America (Colombia, Venezuela), and is cultivated in temperate countries as a houseplant.[1]
| Pin-stripe prayerplant |
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| Calathea ornata in the Andromeda Gardens |
Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. ornata |
| Binomial name |
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Calathea ornata
(Linden ex Lem.) Körn.[1][2] |
| Synonyms[1][3] |
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- Calathea arrecta Lindl. & André
- Maranta albolineata (Körn.) Regel
- Maranta coriifolia Regel, Gartenflora 28: 295 (1879).
- Maranta ornata Linden ex Lem.
(basionym) - Maranta regalis hort. ex Lem.
- Maranta roseolineata (Körn.) Linden
- Phrynium ornatum (Linden) K.Koch
- Phyllodes arrecta (Lindl. & André
- Phyllodes ornata (Linden) Kuntze
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