Thalia geniculata L.
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Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Zingiberidae | Gingers and related plants |
Order | Zingiberales | Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others |
Family | Marantaceae | The arrowroot or “prayer plant” family, about 530 species of tropical flowering plants |
Genus | Thalia | For Johannes Thal (1542–83), a German doctor who wrote a flora of the Harz Mountains |
Species | geniculata | Jointed, bent like a knee at a node |
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Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep.
Thalia geniculata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 1 × 2′ (41 × 62 cm)
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)
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