Calanthe Chantrieri

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe Chantrieri, Hort. (Maranta Chantrieri, Andre). Habit strong and vigorous, erect, spreading and arching above: growths bearing 3-4 Ivs. and reaching as much as 6 or 7 ft. high in the adult stage; blade elliptic, glabrous; in the juvenile stage the larger part of the upper side of the If. is a pale yellowish green with a dark green irregular band running around the margins and along the midrib, the under side is rich purplish red, in the adult stage the color on both sides of the If. is all lost and becomes a rich dark green, the intermediate stages of development are marked by a gradual loss of the light yellowish green on the upper side and purple-red of the lower and the gradual encroachment of the dark green color which predominates in the adult stage; petiole 1½-5 ft. long, downy when young, glabrous when old, spreading outward; sheath extending from one-half to three-fourths of its length, upper part terete. Brazil.—A near ally, if not a variety of the older C. leopardina, Regel. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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