Thalia geniculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Thalia geniculata L., Sp. Pl., 2: 1193, 1753 [1]

Homotypic
- Maranta geniculata (L.) Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 9 (1791)
- Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 14 (1839)
Heterotypic
- Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 40: 108 (1854 publ. 1856), nom. illeg.
- Maranta flexuosa C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 107 (1827)
- Thalia altissima Klotzsch in M.R.Schomburgk, Reis. Br.-Guiana: 917 (1849), not validly publ.
- Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 256 (1866)
- Thalia caerulea Ridl. in J. Bot. 25: 132 (1887)
- Thalia dipetala Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 181 (1904)
- Thalia divaricata Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S.: 465 (1860)
- Thalia erecta Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 1: 4, t. 17 (1829)
- Thalia geniculata var. pubescens Körn. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(I): 72 (1862)
- Thalia geniculata f. rheumoides Shuey in Rhodora 77: 211 (1975)
- Thalia schumanniana De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 108 (1903)
- Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 180 (1904)
- Thalia welwitschii Ridl. in J. Bot. 25: 132 (1887)
- Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 14 (1839), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa '
  - Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America '
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay
- Regional: Central America '
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America '
  - Bolivia, Ecuador
- Regional: Brazil '
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America '
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean '
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern USA '
  - Florida, Louisiana
- Regional: Mexico '
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thalia geniculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thalia geniculata. Published online. Accessed: November 18 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Thalia geniculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Thalia geniculata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thalia geniculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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