Calanthe zebrina

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe zebrina, Lindl. (Maranta zebrina, Sims). Zebra Plant. Fig. 738. Habit compact, 1-3 ft. high: growths bearing from 6-20 spreading Ivs.; blade elliptic, obtuse or acute, slightly undulate, ¾-2 ft. long, upper side rich velvety green, with alternating bars of pale yellowish green and dark olive-green, under side light purple-red in the adult stage, and pale grayish green in the young stage; petiole ½-2 ft. long, pale green; sheath large, canaliculate, and extending nearly the whole length of the petiole; scape short. Variable. Brazil. B.M. 1926. L.B.C. 5:494. R.H. 1865, p. 90. S.H. 1:164. Lowe, 1.—The commonest species, occurring in nearly all collections of warm greenhouse plants. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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