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Thalia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Thalia

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Marantaceae

Higher classification
  
Marantaceae

Order
  
Zingiberales

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Similar
  
Thalia geniculata, Thalia dealbata, Marantaceae, Zingiberales, Thalia multiflora

Thalia is a genus of six currently recognized species found in aquatic or marshy habitats, ranging in Africa from Senegal to Sudan to Zimbabwe, and in the Americas from Illinois to Argentina. Alligator-flag is a common name for plants in this genus. The generic name is in honor of Johannes Thal (1542–1583), a German doctor who wrote a Flora of the Harz Mountains.

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Thalia (plant) Thalia dealbata

Cultivation

Thalia (plant) Thalia dealbata

Semihardy in cultivation, it needs protection against frosts. It can be propagated by seed or division of the rootstock in the spring.

Species

Species:

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  • Thalia dealbata Fraser - southeastern United States
  • Thalia densibracteata Petersen - Brazil
  • Thalia geniculata L. - Africa, Florida, Louisiana, tropical Americas
  • Thalia multiflora Horkel ex Körn. - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
  • Thalia pavonii Körn. - Ecuador
  • Thalia petersiana K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Brazil

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    Thalia (plant) Aquatic plant Thalia Garden World

    References

    Thalia (plant) Wikipedia
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