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Family Marantaceae, Stromanthe sanguinea
The Stromanthe sanguinea has a shrub-like development. These plants give origin to a brush with a rounded form. The Stromanthe sanguinea Is medium in size; in winter it assumes a greenredpinkwhite colouring. These are evergreen plants, which means they keep their leaves year round. This plant prefers very luminous locations, but not direct exposition to sun
The 32 species in the Genus Maranta can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America and South America (to northern Argentina).
Order: Zingiberales () - Grisebach, 1854 Family: Marantaceae () - R. Br., in Flinders, 1814, nom. cons. - Prayer-Plant Family Tribe: Maranteae
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Susan, thank you very much for bringing this spotting to my attention again. It was one of my first, and I didn't have sources for researching then, but now I could do it.
interesting find
Bromiliad inflorescence which is the seed pod after the flower.