Afrocalathea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Afrocalathea
Species: A. rhizantha
Name

Afrocalathea K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 51 (1902)
References

Schumann, K.M. (1902) Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48 (Heft 11): 51.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Afrocalathea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Afrocalathea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Afrocalathea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 13 2015.

Afrocalathea is a genus of plants native to Africa. It contains only one species: Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum.) K.Schum, known from Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, and Congo-Brazzaville.[2][3]
References

"Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum) K.Schum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 April 2014 – via The Plant List.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Afrocalathea rhizantha
Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 51 Afrocalathea rhizantha